23rd Long Range Penetration Brigade

Discussion in 'Burma & India' started by Fitzgeraldr, May 25, 2014.

  1. High Wood

    High Wood Well-Known Member

    I have been informed that Sandra North's Will mentions only one child, a girl named Alice. If this is correct then the only possible Alice North is the third one down in this list of Alice Norths whose births were registered between 1939 and 1952.

    Alice North was born in 1944 and her birth was registered in Bootle. The Meltom Mowbray connection between Albert Griggs and Sandra M North would appear to be a coincidence.

    Births Jun 1939
    North Alice M Webb Rotherham 9c 946
    Births Dec 1939
    NORTH Alice V Overbury Stepney 1c 289
    Births Mar 1944
    North Alice North Bootle 8b 433
    Births Sep 1952
    NORTH Alice SMITH Rowley R. 9b 436

    The 'Bootle' Alice North could have been born as early as December 1943 but not registered until January 1944.
     
  2. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    My mistake but the will mentions a daughter, Angela not Alice. Sorry for the confusion. So if we have the right family Angela would be granddaughter of Gunner Griggs.
     
  3. Weiler

    Weiler Member

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  4. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

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  5. Darren Mead

    Darren Mead Member

    such an interesting thread my great grandfather was part of this unit, im just starting on the reseaching him and this site is just amazing i look forward hopefully learning more the more i read !
     
  6. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    Following up my earlier posts on my Dad, I have just uncovered a book of photos he put together on his time in India and Burma. There is a wonderful ‘team’ photo of the 237 Battery 60 Field Regiment RA taken in Khunti in Sept 1942:

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    I’ll post some ‘action’ shots separately.
     
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  7. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    There are 4 pages of photos titled ‘Naga Hills April - August 1944’ which covers my Dad’s main Chindit operation. I’ll post these in turn. Here’s the first:

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  8. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    Page 2:

    upload_2021-9-17_14-25-22.jpeg
     
  9. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    Page 3:

    upload_2021-9-17_14-26-15.jpeg
     
  10. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    Final page (only 4 photos):
    upload_2021-9-17_14-27-18.jpeg
     
  11. Weiler

    Weiler Member

    The rest of the album includes:

    * Bulford - 4 Field Training Regt RA April - July 1940
    * Bangalore 1942
    * Ranchi 1942 with 5 Div
    * Chhipodahar Jan/Feb 1943
    * Patrikota April-June 1943
    * Bangalore July - Sept 1943

    Let me know if any of these are of any interest.
     
  12. bamboo43

    bamboo43 Very Senior Member

    Great photos Weiler. You may wish to view (if you have not already) this thread on the forum, which began around 5 years or so ago:

    Chindit Unit ID
     

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