Folks, I am tracing what I can about a regiment my dad was moved to from the Green Howards to the 25th Dragoons and fought in Burma, I have one book " Letters from Burma " Where would war diaries be kept.
welcome to the forum, the war diaries would be kept in kew. we have a few guys who specailise in the burma area, your best bet is to speak to hebridean chindit or bamboo43 they will keep you right
Welcome to the forum, denwar1. What battalion of the Green Howards did your dad serve with and between what dates? Will you be looking into his service with the Green Howards, or have you sorted this? Best, Steve.
Welcome to the forum Denwar. The 25 Dragoon war diaries are at the National Archives. These are the references for the diaires: *** ARCRE WAR DIARY SEARCH RESULTS *** WO 172/693, 25 Dragoons. (1942 May - Dec.) WO 172/2254, 25 Dragoons (1943 Jan.- Dec.) WO 172/4593, 25 Dragoons (1944 Jan.- Dec.) WO 172/7340, 25 Dragoons (1945 Jan.- Dec.) WO 172/10048, 25 Dragoons (1946 Jan.- July, Sept.- Nov.) (Downloaded from ARCRE War Diary Search Engine: http://www.arcre.com/wdsearch - 2014-08-02 21:48 GMT) If you need help getting them copied, I can assist with that. Details here: http://arcre.com/faqs/faqwardiaries Best wishes, Lee
If he was in the Far East with the Green Howards, he would have been in the 2nd Battalion Green Howards