British army officer. Born in India to a military family. One of the founders of modern guerrilla warfare, he specialised in creating military units which used these tactics, the best known such unit being the Chindits.
Killed in an air crash in India along with 9 others, mainly Americans. Individual identification was not possible and initially all the bodies were buried in India but in 1950 they were exhumed and reburied in Arlington Cemetery, USA.
Royal Engineer killed by an exploding bomb while assisting in the attempt to disarm it. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out some research on this man:Â Lance Corporal Douglas Mills was born about 1...
Born Islington. Â Mercantile marine, Captain of the SS Anglo-Californian. Died in a German submarine attack off the Irish coast. His son, also Frederick, who was on the ship as the second mate, took...
James Herbert Dougherty was born on 18 March 1902 in Charlton, London, the son of James Edward Dougherty (1859-1933) and Amy Ellen Dougherty née Dancer (1858-1921). His birth was registered in the ...
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