South Wales Borderers.

Discussion in 'Searching for Someone & Military Genealogy' started by Alex1975uk, May 13, 2017.

  1. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    I'm trying to locate any relative or anyone with links to the South Wales Borderers that served in Burma. I have a photo of a chap who was my Grandads friend, Harold Atwell from Newport, S Wales.
    Pic of Mr Atwell attached.

    Alex.
     

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  2. Shiny 9th

    Shiny 9th Member

    Alex, There is a Facebook Group -Burma Vets of World War2 which might be worth joining.Also, I believe SWB were part of 36th Division and fought down through Northern Burma in 44.
     
  3. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    Hi.
    Yes I'm on that FB page. Interesting regiment the SWB, Infantry converted to armour then back to infantry but they kept the RAC trooper designation instead of private.
     
  4. Shiny 9th

    Shiny 9th Member

    Alex, Yes, unlike the 9th Btn Royal Sussex who went through a similar transformation but returned to previous titles.
     
  5. Alisonmallen

    Alisonmallen Well-Known Member

    The Griffiths family of Blackwood South Wales had a father Jim who was a Japenese POW I am not sure if he was in Burma but my family lived opposite them and I recall talk of being with 'old Slim' - probably no help but they are still there and I think he was a Borderer
     
  6. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    I’ve since found out he was attached to 1st Beds and Herts in Burma ( my grandads unit). I found the casualty report reference from August 44 which shows him with 1 B/H.

    Alex.
     
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  7. Alisonmallen

    Alisonmallen Well-Known Member

    Not been here for a while you mean Jim Griffiths was Beds/Herts? His daughter still lives in the house opposite my family house when I am down I will tell her because he didn’t say a lot about his war I believe.
     
  8. Alex1975uk

    Alex1975uk Well-Known Member

    No sorry I mean Mr Atwell whom I was enquiring about initially.
    i have since located his family members in Newport!
    Alex.
     
  9. Alisonmallen

    Alisonmallen Well-Known Member

    Ok thanks!
     

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