51st Field Regiment/ 51& 69 Chindit Columns book

Hi Robert,

I've tried again, but forwarding the link I received when I sent it the first time, fingers crossed.

 

Bamboo43

As per conversation - sorted!

Many thanks
Robert

 

Routledge, Percy Nicholson (Oral history)

Found this oral history from Percy Nicholson Routledge - served as Muleteer with 51 Column, 51st/69nd Field Regt, RA, 16th Infantry Bde, 3rd Indian Infantry Div during Second Chindit Expedition Operation Thursday in Burma, 2/1944 - 5/1944

Describes how 51 and 69 Columns left the main 16th Brigade force after crossing the Chindwin River and headed for Lonkin Jade Mines, which was controlled by the Japanese

 

Well, that is my next Chindit memoir link sorted for the next Society newsletter in September. Thanks for posting.

 

Just received this book in the post today, has proved an invaluable resource to find out in detail the movements of 69 Column (and 51), thanks for sharing!

 

It is a great little book and has unlocked a couple of mysteries involving men who were originally with 45 Recce columns and transferred to 51/69 FR RA as reinforcements. One family had been chasing the 45 Recce route for years and of course it turned out to be a dead end until the publication of this book.