67 HAA ( York and Lancs )Heavy AA Regiment RA (TA) Sep 39 UK Home Forces Sep 40 UK 50th AA Brigade 2nd AA Division based in the Midlands. Nov 41 N Africa Middle East Forces. Feb 42 India 1st India AA Brigade Sep 42 Assam 9th AA Brigade Oct 43 Burma 4 Corps Jul 44 Burma 33 Indian Corps Oct 44 Burma 4 Corps as Infantry October 1944 to January 1945. May 45 Burma 24 AA Brigade Batteries were 187, 188 and 189. The timeline for Burma gives. 27th March 1944 General Stopford's 33 Corps is put under Slim's control and ordered to concentrate at Dimapur before advancing to Kohima. A second Brigade of the 5th Division arrives at Imphal by air and the third brigade is being sent to Dimpaur also for Kohima. June 1944 Battle of Kohima 5th June 1944 At Kohima, an outflanking attack at last forces the Japanese off the Aradura Spur and INTO RETREAT. It still remains to clear the road to Imphal. Looks like he was killed at the Battle of Kohima, 1944. Probably buried near Kohima originally and then transferred to Taukkyan Cemetery after the war when they concentrated the CWGC Cemeteries. A good book to get hold of will be BURMA, THE LONGEST WAR, by Louis ALLAN See http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1842122606/002-7292579-8748837?v=glance&n=2 83155 Aye Malcolm

Thank you very much Malcolm for this information, much appreciated. I checked with the Main Library here in Calgary and they have a copy of that book and will send it out to my local library branch . Carol Lylyk ----- Original Message ----- From: "M.G.Fergusson" <fergussons@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <WORLDWAR2-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 1:55 PM Subject: RE: [WORLD WAR II] W COWLES | 67 HAA ( York and Lancs )Heavy AA Regiment RA (TA) | | Sep 39 UK Home Forces | Sep 40 UK 50th AA Brigade 2nd AA Division based in the Midlands. | Nov 41 N Africa Middle East Forces. | Feb 42 India 1st India AA Brigade | Sep 42 Assam 9th AA Brigade | Oct 43 Burma 4 Corps | Jul 44 Burma 33 Indian Corps | Oct 44 Burma 4 Corps as Infantry October 1944 to January 1945. | May 45 Burma 24 AA Brigade | | Batteries were 187, 188 and 189. |