The Trek Out of Burma,1942
Casualty List
Transcribed by the Anglo-Burmese Library
published 2009
published 2009
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Surname
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First Name
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Place / Date / Cause of Death
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| AARON | John Samuel, Rev'd. | Died on 21-5-42. Buried at Tolleygunge, Calcutta | . |
| AARON | Mr and two children, Noel (22 yrs.) and Joan (17 yrs.) | Whole family reported to have died. Information given by Nancy and Olive Thompson at Margherita. Formerly of the Burma Railways, Maymyo | |
| AARON | Lewis | Believed to have died on Shinbwiyang/Ledo route. Information received at Margherita, from a letter from Mrs Esmee Wells of Simla. Son of Mrs P. Laurie by her first husband | |
| ABRAHAM | Miss (40 yrs.) | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang via the hill route from Sumprabum. Information given by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita on 6-11-42 | |
| ACHARD | E.G., Mrs | Died at the Grand Hotel, Fraser Road, Patna. Formerly house-keeper of the Dufferin Hospital and of 42nd Street, Rangoon | |
| ADDISON | Mrs | Died at Sumprabum on 7-9-42. Reported by Mrs David at Margherita | |
| ADY | Adelina Beatrice | Died on 23-5-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Wife of Rowland Ady of “Highlands”, Rangoon | |
| ADY | F.B., Mr | Died at Bangalore. A broker of 45A DuBern Road, Rangoon | |
| ADY | Muriel | Died at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta on 13-2-43. Formerly of 20 Ady Road, Rangoon | |
| AGANOOR | Wendy (1½ yrs) | Died at Shinbwiyang on 26-9-42. Formerly of Rangoon | |
| ALLISON | J.T., Mr | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department) in a List, dated the 6th May 1943. Formerly of the Boiler Inspection Department, Burma | |
| ALLMARK | Edward Pritchard (65 yrs.) | Died in the Evacuee Camp, Chunar, U.P., on 12-10-42. Formerly of the Burma Corporation | |
| ALMA | See WYATT | ||
| AMBROSE | Josephine | Died on 25-6-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Formerly of Katha | |
| ANDERSON | Mr and Mrs and two children. (Olive 22 yrs and Dottie 12 yrs.) | Deaths Presumed. Olive and Dottie left their very sick father and mother behind in a camp. Later Olive died. Dottie left with Indians, who were seen later, but Dottie was not with them. Reported by Nancy and Olive Thompson at Margherita. (Olive was married to a Private in the Gloucesters) | |
| ANDERSON | J.D.S., Mr | Died at Imphal on 4-5-42. Formerly a C.S.M. of the 3rd Field Brigade, Rangoon | |
| ANDERSON | Oliver Charles, Capt. | Died of Malaria at Tagap Ga on 16-6-42. Was in the A.B.R.O., Burma Levies, and formerly of MacGregor & Co., Ltd., Rangoon. His wife Mrs Anne Anderson resides at the Savoy Hotel, Mussoorie | |
| ANDREWS | Francis and his wife Marian | Died at Homalin in August 1942 while on the trek from Burma (announced by their daughter Elizabeth in The Statesman, dated 7th August, 1943) | |
| ANDREWS | P., Mr | Died on the Yaw Bang/Shinbwiyang route. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and his wife (Mrs Anderson) at Margherita on 13-11-42. Mr P. Andrews was formerly of Messrs. Watson & Son, Rangoon | |
| ANGUS | Ross David, F/O, (26 yrs) | Killed on the 13th August 1943, as a result of a Flying accident—formerly a Forest Assistant of Messrs.Steel Bros. & Co., Ltd., Burma. Son of Mr W.R. Angus, 29 Knowlman Avenue, Pymble, N.S.W., Australia........Vide the Sunday Statesman, dated 22nd August, 1943 | |
| ANTRIMS | Mr and Mrs and four children: Camille (22 yrs), Maisie (16 yrs), Grace (12 yrs) and Harry (10yrs) | Deaths presumed. The Misses Thompson reported at Margherita on 4-9-42 that the whole family had perished on the trek between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga, June/July, 42. Mr Antrims was formerly of the Rangoon Corporation | |
| AUNG | Jumbo | Died between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga about the end of July 1942. reported by Nancy and Olive Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42. Jumbo Aung was an Arakanese of Rangoon | |
| BAILEY | Mrs (alias Daw Khin) | Died at or before reaching Shinbwiyang. This was reported at 12 Wood Street, Calcutta, in an undated letter received here on 15-4-43, from Miss Nellie Baker of 97 Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun, U.P. | |
| BAKER | Mrs E. | Died on the trek from Burma. Mrs P.J. Doran reported that a stout lady of this name died on the trek | |
| BALD | Miss Becky | Died at Sumprabum on 21-8-42—reported at Margherita by Mrs David | |
| BALD | Miss Lilian (50 yrs.), Mr A. (65 yrs.), Miss Primrose (25 yrs.), Mr Edward (25 yrs.) and Master Peter (16 yrs.) | All died at Yawbang before the end of August 1942—reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margharita. Miss Lilian Bald was the Principal of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon. The others are her relatives. | |
| BALD | Miss Mary | Died at Sumprabum on 13-8-42—reported at Margherita by Mrs David | |
| BALL | Mr G.F. | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Mr Ball was formerly of the I.F.S., Burma | |
| BALLANTINE or BALLENTINE | Mr H.E. (43 yrs.) | Died at Panitola Hospital on 24-6-42 of meningitis and exhaustion. Registered at Margherita as a civilian, but from his papers appears to have been a Member of the B.A.F. (Rangoon), (No. 6147) | |
| BARKER | Mr Claud | Died in a hospital in Assam about 16th July, 1942. Information given by Mr E. Wisken, B.A.F., Bungalow No. 87, Mhow C.I., on 4-1-43. Mr Barker was formerly of Steel Bros. & Co., Ltd. | |
| BARKER | Mrs Claud and two children | Wife and children of the above died at Tounkan. Reported on 18-1-43 by Mr and Mrs Parry who brought Marguerite Barker, only survivor of this family, through to India | |
| BARND | Mr J.C. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 30-6-42 of dysentery. Reported by Dr. Lapping | |
| BARONI | Mr and Mrs and Family | Deaths presumed. Left at Daikpone and had not reached Shinbwiyang by 2-10-42. Information given by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita. Mr Baroni was formerly Registrar of the Rangoon Secretariat. (Shillong Casualty List December, 1942) | |
| BARRY | Mr A. | Died at Homalin of malaria on 7th August 1942. Information given by Mr Andrews, an Indian evacuee who arrived on 11-12-42. Mr Barry was formerly of A. Scott & Co., Rangoon | |
| BASTIAN | Mr and Mrs J.N. with two daughters a son-in-law and two grand-children | Died on the road between Shinbwiyang and Tipong. All their deaths were reported by Miss Vardon at Margherita on 8-9-42. Mr Bastian was the caretaker of the Rangoon High Court | |
| BAWDELLY | Mr Joe Benjamin (24 yrs.) | Died on the 14th September, 1942, at the U.S.A. Hospital, Ramgarh. Formerly of the B.O.C., Syriam and the Rangoon Fire Brigade | |
| BAXTER | Mr C. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 9-9-42. Mr C. Baxter was formerly the Manager of the Unica Cafe, Maymyo | |
| BAXTER | Master Michael | Died at Shinbwiyang in July, 1942. Master Michael is the son of Mr C. Baxter (see above) | |
| BAYLEY-DE-CASTRO | Major Alexander (Sandy), M.B.E. | Died near Natkaw on or about 15th June, 1942 from exhaustion while on the trek from Burma. Major Bayley-De-Castro was retired from the I.M.D. and formerly of Kalaw. Vide The Statesman of 15th September, 1942 | |
| BEGGS | Dr. Albert Edward | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang. Reported by L.O. Nell at Margherita. Dr. Beggs was formerly of Insein | |
| BEGGS | Mrs Elizabeth (71 yrs.) | Died on the trek from Burma. No further details | |
| BEGGS | Mrs Molly and infant son | Died at Yaw Bang. Reported by Mrs P. Andrews and Miss Beryl Bower at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| BEHAN | Mr J. | Died at the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, on 12-5-42. Mr Belan was formerly of Rangoon | |
| BELL | Mr James (60 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang. Reported at Margherita by L/Cpl. C. Baptiste of the Rangoon Field Brigade (B.A.F.). Mr Bell was a European. | |
| BELL | (a child) | Mr E. Perry reported at Magherita that a child of Cpl. and Mrs Bell had died on the trek (Mrs Bell is said to have been Miss Sylvia Smith). Cpl. Bell belongs to the Gloucester Regiment | |
| BENNETT | Miss Poppy (12 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August , 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. Poppy Bennett was a pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon. Ref. Margherita Report, 9-10-42, and Shinbwiyang Report, 12/25-9-42 | |
| BENNETT | Mrs Rose Mary (67 yrs.) | Died on the trek, of pneumonia, about 10th June, 1942. Reported by her daughter Mrs H.G. Snadden of 75 Theatre Road, Calcutta. Mrs R.M. Bennett of “East Lynne”, Civil Station Road, Insein, is the grandmother of the three Snadden girls who also died on the trek and were in the same party. | |
| BENNETT | Mr William Robert | Died on 22-4-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| BERRY | Mr E.C. | Died at Namchik on 16-6-42. Reported by the Camp Commandant of Namchik. Mr E.C. Berry was formerly of the Burma Corporation | |
| BINNEY | Sgt. W.M. | Died at Tagap Ga in the first week of June 1942. Reported by Lt. G.A. Mobbins, A.B.R.O. to the Admistrator North Margherita. Sgt. Binney belonged to the R.A.S.C. | |
| BLAKE | Mr and Mrs C.W.A. and daughter Miss B. | Presumed dead. In a letter dated Shillong 16-7-43, Mrs A.J. Fraser (daughter of Mr and Mrs Blake) of “Jorie Cottage”, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, it was stated--”Rumour has it that my father died at Myitkyina of dysentery, so my mother and sister left with a party on 7-5-42 to trek to India. They had not gone far, when my sister also passed away with dysentery, and my mother died not long after of a broken heart.” | |
| BLUNDELL | Sgt. | Died on the trek from Burma. Vide R.C. 45/74/22, Margherita Casualty List. Sgt. Blundell belonged to the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| BODEKAR | Miss Jacqueline Priscilla | Died in October, 1942, at her grandmother's residence, Royal Oak, Bhowali, U.P. | |
| BONNER | Mrs Eunice | Died in India on 25-10-42 | |
| BOOG | Miss Isobel | Died at Tagap Ga in June, 1942. Reported by Miss Irene Nelson at Margherita. Isobel Boog is the grandniece of Mrs S. Nelson. Ref: report received from Margherita 20-10-42 | |
| BOOTH | Mrs Harry J. | Died on 5-10-42 at the British Military Hospital, Mhow, C.I. Mrs H.J. Booth was formerly Miss Kathlyn Eugene Brady of Burma | |
| BOUCHE | Mrs H. and two children | Deaths presumed. Seen by Mrs M. Nicholas near Pangsau village over the Assam border on 26-5-42. No further news received | |
| BOWEN | Elizabeth (9 yrs.) | Died at Sumprabum. Reported by the D/C of Putao, at Margherita. Casualty List Shillong—December, 1942 | |
| BOWER | Jean | Died at Yaw Bang on 10-8-42. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| BOWER | Master John | Died at Yaw Bang on 29-7-42. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| BOYT | Mary Sibyl | Died at the B.M.F. Hospital, Ranikhet, U.P., on 2-8-42. Mrs Boyt was the wife of Capt. N.E. Boyt of the Burma Levies (formerly of Steel Bros., Pyinmana) | |
| BRADY | Osmond | Died at the C.H.T.D., Calcutta, on 22-7-42 and buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| BRINDLE | Mr T. | Death presumed. Seen by Mrs Birrel this side of Shinbwiyang about early June, 1942 suffering from swollen feet and bad eyes. No further news received (27-11-42) | |
| BROOKES | William Linfield, Major, I.M.D. | Died at Shinbwiyang on the 24th July, 1942. Was retired from the I.M.D. but rejoined for the war and was in charge of No. 1, M.S. Depot, Mandalay. A resident of “Lindfield”, Fryer Road, Maymyo | |
| BROOKES | W.L., Corporal | Death presumed. Left very ill on the way to Shinbwiyang, was last seen in a serious condition by Mr R. James and Miss M. Brookes (sister) and later by Sgt. Florence. No news since received. Reported from Margherita on 6-11-42. Cpl. W.L. Brookes is the son of Major William Linfield Brookes, I.M.D. | |
| BROWN | Mr and Mrs M.J. and four children | Deaths presumed. Reported by Miss Hindle to be last seen east of Shinbwiyang. She heard the family were in a bad way. No further information | |
| BROWN | Winnie | Died at Sumprabum on 21-8-42. Reported by Mrs David at Margherita. Miss W. Brown (a Burmese girl) was the adopted daughter of Mrs E.J.C. Sommerville | |
| BUCKHAM | Capt. E.K. | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by several officers at Margherita. Capt. Buckham belonged to the I.A.O.C. Vide R.C., 45/39/22 and R.C. 45/51/22 of the Margherita Casualty List | |
| BULLEN | Mr Edward Geoffrey | Died on 16-5-42 at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, of cerebral malaria. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Mr Bullen was formerly an Ex. Engineer, P.W.D. at Lashio | |
| BUTTERY | Miss J.B. | Dead. No further details | |
| BYRNE | Mr W.T. | Died at the Panitola Hospital on 5-7-42 of exhaustion | |
| CACACIE | Lt. Allan (39 yrs.) | Died at the British General Hospital, Poona, on 30th July, 1943, vide The Statesman, dated 14th August 1943. Lt. Cacacie belonged to the Indian Engineers and was formerly of the Port Commissioners, Rangoon | |
| CALLAGHAN | Mr Terence (Boscoe) | Died on the 20th June, 1943, at King George's Hospital, Lucknow. Formerly an Assistant Electrical Engineer, Burma Railways | |
| CAMPBELL | Miss B. | Died on 12-5-42 at Nagpur C.P. Formerly of Mandalay | |
| CANFIELD | Mr Edward Hugh | Died at Calcutta on 17-5-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| CARROL | Pte. D. | Died at Shinbwiyang July/August, 1942. Of the RXKHX Draft, R.A.M.C. | |
| CARTER | Mr William Dudley (48 yrs.) | Died at Lahore on 3-1-43. Late Paint Shop Foreman, Burma Railways. Vide The Statesman, dated 13-1-43 | |
| CENCLUIN | Baby | Died at Panitola Hospital on 24-7-42 of malnutrition | |
| CHARLTON | Mr Frederick Keith | Died at Calcutta on 3-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| CHERIAN | Mr K.I. | Died in the Civil Hospital, Gauhati, on 3rd June, 1942 | |
| CHERRY | Mr H.C.E. | Died on or about 15-6-42 at Tagap Ga. Mr Cherry was of the I.S.E. and the Superintending Engineer of the P.W.D. Reported by Administrator North, Magherita on 3-7-42 | |
| CHERRYMAN | Lawrence Edward | Died in Burma. Reported by Major Tainsh. Mr L.E. Cherryman was a conductor in the I.A.O.C. and the husband of Francis May Cherryman. The following is from the book written by Major A.R. Tainsh entitled "..and some fell by the wayside," " 5th July 1942. On the way down to Nawngyang Hka in one place I found a soldier clerk named Cherryman who had died, having stepped into a mud hole three feet deep which he was unabel to get out, these holes had been made by Steel Company elephants." This entry was added on the11th July 2014 | |
| CHILDERS | Mrs | Badly wounded at Myitkyina Airport on 6-5-42 while waiting for a plane. Information from the diary of Miss Aimee Lovatt. She is now believed to be back at Kalaw | |
| CLAUDIUS | Mr C.D. | Death presumed. Papers picked up by Mr Lindop near a group of corpses on the Shinbwiyang Road indicated that he might be dead. Vide Supplementary List No. 1 of deaths on Shinbwiyang Road—from the Refugee Administrator, Margherita. Mr Claudius was of the Burma Rlys., Myitnge | |
| CLARK | Mrs B.C. | Last seen at Myitkyina about 7-5-42—no news since. Two children, John and Agnes, are in India | |
| CLARK | Sybil (14 yrs.) | During February, 1942, Miss Sybil Clark was reported to be with the Convent party at Mandalay. No news since. Sybil is a sister of John and Agnes Clark now in India. (See above) | |
| CLARK | Mr F.W. | Died at the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, on 17-6-42. Mr F.W. Clark was formerly of the Burma Corporation, Namtu, N.S.S. | |
| CLARK | Miss Thelma | Died at Delhi on 19th June, 1942 of heat stroke. Was in the W.A.S. (B) | |
| COLATO | Capt. Louis Victor | Died at Shinbwiyang on 25-5-42. Vide letter R.C. 45/57/22 Margherita Casualty List | |
| COLATO | Mrs Daphne (Poppette) | Died at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, on 14-9-42 after a short illness. Vide The Stateman, dated 15-9-42. Mrs Daphne Colato was the widow of Capt. Louis Victor Colato | |
| COLDRAY | Capt. | Died on the hill route from Sumprabum to Shinbwiyang in 1942. He was a member of the Bush Warfare Section. Reported by Mr L. Crisp | |
| CONNORS | Mr Norman Patrick | Died. His wife has reported to the Inspector General of Civil Hospitals (Burma) that her husband died in the first week of June, 1942, while trekking on the Hukawng Valley route. Mr N.P. Connors was Head Sergeant, General Hospital, Rangoon | |
| COOPER | Edward Leo (37 yrs) | Died of exhaustion July 1942 in the Hukawng Valley. Mr Cooper was Superintendent of the Water and Sewage Dept., Rangoon Corpn. | |
| COPERS | Mr and Mrs and four children | Deaths presumed. Reported by Mrs Hindle to be last seen east of Shinbwiyang—the whole family were in a bad way—no news since. Mr Copers was of the Burma Corporation | |
| CORELL | Lt. | Died on the way to India. An officer of the K.O.Y.L.I. Vide R.C. 45/18/22 Margherita Casualty List | |
| COTTE | Mr Gerald Andrew (33½ yrs.) | Died at Almora U.P. Formerly a Travelling Ticket Examiner, Burma Railways, Toungoo | |
| COTTON | Mr Vivian S. | Died of heart failure on 4th September, 1943, at No. 1-C Sydney Park, Bangalore. Formerly of Rangoon. Vide The Statesman, dated 15th September, 1943 | |
| COWELL | Mr E.A. | Killed during an Air Raid on Rangoon on 23rd December, 1941. A resident of 43rd Street, Rangoon | |
| COWELL | Mr J. | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang from Sumprabum. Reported by Miss M. Brookes, Mr R. James and Mr L.O. Nell. Formerly an employee in the Municipal Office, Maymyo | |
| CRISP | Miss A. | Died in Calcutta Hospital on 19-5-42. Formerly a resident of 39 Shan Avenue, Rangoon | |
| CRUISE | Mrs and six children | See KRUSE | |
| CURTIS | Mrs S. | Died of exhaustion during the trek to India on the 17th June, 1942. Mrs S. Curtis was the wife of the late Capt. R. Curtis | |
| DANIELS | Mr R.D. | Died at Dimapur on 19-6-42 of lung complications. Formerly of the Telegraphs, Mandalay. Mr Daniels is the husband of Mrs Romona Daniels and father of David, Hannah, Samuel and Moses. | |
| D'ARCY | Mrs | Reported trapped by the blowing up of a bridge on the road to Mile 102. Information given by Mrs P. Andrews and Miss Beryl Bower at Margherita on 13-11-42. Mrs D'Arcy is the mother of the Hardings | |
| D'ARCY | Mr M. | Reported to have stayed behind at Myitkyina with Mr and Mrs Liddy (Senior) | |
| DAVID | Mrs | Died on 9-6-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| DAVID | Mr and Mrs and son | Deaths presumed – left at Daikpone, and had not reached Shinbwiyang by 2-10-42—reported by Miss G. Marshner—vide November 10th, 1942, report | |
| DAVIES | Mr G.M. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 27-6-42 of exhaustion | |
| DAVIS | Mrs | Died at Margherita on 4-6-42. Vide Margherita Camp Hospital Register—Serial No. 146 | |
| DAVIS | Mr A. | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma Evacuee Welfare Dept.), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Mr A. Davis was an employee in the Boiler Inspection Department, Burma | |
| DAVIS | Mrs Dora | Died in India on 22-9-42. A resident of 1025 Circular Road, Maymyo | |
| DAVIS | Mrs Grace and family (four boys and five girls) | Mrs Hindle reported that the Davis family were going to “stay put” - no further news | |
| DAVIS | Miss Lavender (7 yrs.) | Died at Sumprabum. She was a pupil at Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| DAVIS | Mrs M., Gerald and Gloria | Deaths presumed. Gerald and Gloria crossed the Namyung river before 18-6-42. Parents left behind at Namyung. Reported by Mrs Nicholas at Margherita. No further news of this family | |
| DAVIS | Mr T. (26 yrs.) | Died in a Calcutta Hospital on 9-6-42. Mr T. Davis was formerly of the Burma Frontier Service | |
| DAWES | Mrs Marguerite (26 yrs.) | Died at Tagap Ga in July, 1942. Reported at Magherita by the Misses Nancy and Olive Thompson. Mrs M. Dawes was the stepsister of Mrs Myra Weatherall | |
| DAWSON | Mrs Mary | Died at Shinbwiyang on the 25th July, 1942 | |
| DAWSON | Miss | Died at Shinbwiyang on the 21st June, 1942 | |
| DAWSON | Miss Miriam | Died at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, on 29-1-43 | |
| D'CRUZ | Miss Mabel (17 yrs.) | Died on 23rd March, 1942. Vide The Statesman, dated 6th August, 1943 | |
| DeCRUZ | Mr and Mrs and son | Deaths presumed. Seen on 16-6-42 at Namyung river—son was abandoned, a day's journey the other side of Namyung village. No further news of this family | |
| DeCRUZ | Mr Thomas Edward | Died in the Hukawng Valley on 26-5-42. Late Head Stenographer, High Court, Rangoon. Vide The Statesman, dated 26-5-42 | |
| DEEFHOLTS | Mr | Died en route to India. Reported by Mr R. Wakefield and Mr L. O. Nell at Margherita. Mr Deefholts was of the Government Telegraphs, Burma | |
| DeKRETSER | Mrs C.B. | Died at the Grand Hotel, Calcutta, soon after her arrival on 23-2-42. Mrs C.B. DeKretser was the wife of C.B. DeKretser, Esq., I.C.S. (of Insein), Representative of the Government of Burma, Calcutta | |
| DENNER | Mrs | Died of exhaustion en route on 2-7-42. Mrs Denner is the daughter of Mrs Blaquier | . |
| DERRY | The Rev. J. | Died on the trek at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942, according to reports from Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh – vide Margherita report of 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report of 17/25th September, 1942. The Rev J. Derry was attached to the Bishop's Home party | |
| DESMIER | Loretta (two months) | Died on 7-8-42. Loretta was the baby of Mrs Desmier who was evacuated from Putao. reported by the D/C, Putao | |
| DEWSBURY | Sgt. G.H.V. | Missing, believed Prisoner of War – a report from Burma Headquarters and effective from 19-1-42. Sgt. Dewsbury was of the Tennasserim Bn. (B.A.F.) | |
| DOMINICK | Mrs Clara Adelaide, Daphne (9 yrs.), Noel ( 6 yrs.) | Killed. Mrs Dominick and her son Noel were killed in the Maymyo Air Raid. Daphne died at Shinbwiyang. Mrs Dominick was the wife of Mr A.F. Dominick, Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore | |
| DORAN | Mr and Mrs | Both died at Shinbwiyang. (Son of Mrs P.J. Doran), formerly of the Burma Railways. Reported by L.O. Nell at Nargherita | |
| DORAN | Mr P.J. | Died at Shinbwiyang July/August, 1942. He was running a fleet of trucks on the Burma Road. He is a son of Mrs P.L. Doran | |
| DORAN | Mrs P.J. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 14th June, 1942 | |
| DOUPE | The Misses Diana (13 yrs.) and Elizabeth (10 yrs.) | Died. Diana of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon, died in August, 1942 at Taihpa. Elizabeth died at Margherita | |
| DOVER | Mr and Mrs and Eileen and Pearl | Said to have been trapped by the blowing up of the bridges on the road to Mile 102. Report by Mrs P. Andrews and Miss Beryl Bower at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| D'ROZARIO | Patricia Ann (11½ months) | Died on 15-7-42 at the British Evacuee Camp, Coimbatore, S.I. | |
| D'ROZARIO | Mr Walter D. | Died on the trek from Burma. Of the B.A.F. and formerly of the Post Office, Moulmein. Vide The Statesman, dated 30-9-42 | |
| D'SILVA | Miss Cissy (20 yrs.) | Died at Tagum Ga about 17-11-42. Reported by Mrs Cousins, Mrs Garetty and Mrs Gomes at Margherita on 18-11-42 to the Refugee Administrator. Formerly a student of St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| D'SILVA | Natalie Edith | Died on 16-4-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| D'SOUZA | Mr F.A. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 18-12-42 of congested cardiac failure. reported by Dr. Lapping. Formerly Assistant Director of Land Records, Burma | |
| D'SOUZA | Mrs F.A. | Died in a Hospital in Assam about the end of November 1942. Reported by Mrs Crisp. Mrs D'Souza was the wife of Mr F.A. D'souza, Assistant Director of Land Records, Burma | |
| DuBERN | Mrs Ida Constance | Died. Mrs Ida Constance DuBern (her French husband, Jules Emile DuBern , was the Proprietor of the Aerated Water and Ice Factory on Sule Pagoda Road, Rangoon, and died on 16-2-31), was formerly of 12 Churchill Road, Rangoon—she arrived Calcutta in February, 1942 and died on 11-2-43 | |
| DuBERN | Mr L.E. | Died of heart failure in Rangoon on 31-1-42. (Son of the above) | |
| DUFFY | Mrs and the Misses Dora and Anne | Died. Mrs R.M. Duffy and Dora died at Shinbwiyang in June, 1942 and Anne died at Panitola. Mrs R.M. Duffy was the wife of Capt. R.M. Duffy, R.E., of the B.A.F. | |
| DURHAM | Mr and Mrs and two sons | Died. Mrs Durham told the Misses Thompson that her husband had died early in June between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga. It was reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita, that Mrs Durham died at Tagap Ga in mid-July, 1942 and the two sons died at Tagap Ga in the end of July, 1942. This family was formerly of Rangoon | |
| DURHAM | Miss (6 yrs.) | Death presumed. Miss Durham was left very ill with dysentery at Tagap Ga in the care of some Indians – no news since. Reported from Margherita on 27-11-42. Miss Durham is the daughter of the above | |
| EADON | Mrs Mary | Died on 12-5-43. Vide The Statesman, dated 15-5-43. A resident of 163 Sparks Street, Rangoon | |
| EADON | Mr W.F. (Sonny) (61 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang on 30-6-42 while trekking from Burma. Formerly of the Port Commissioners, Rangoon. Mr W.F. Eadon is the husband of Mrs M. Eadon of 163 Sparks Street, Rangoon | |
| EDMOND | Mr | Deaths reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Formerly of the I.B.P. Coy. | |
| ELTON-BOTT | John Richard | Died in the Avenue Hotel, Calcutta, on 10-6-42. The matter was reported to the European and Anglo-Indian Evacuee Reception Committee, Loreto House, 7 Middleton Row, Calcutta, on 12-6-42 | |
| EMIN | Mr J.K. and children (Irene and Frederick) | Presumed dead—all very ill, and last heard of at one of the Camps near Sumprabum. Reported by Mrs G.N. Clay, Directorate of Supply (Burma), 2 Short Street, Calcutta | |
| ERNSHAW | Mr and Mrs and two children | Died. He went to Mawlaik with his wife and two children. Mrs Ernshaw died at Homalin and the children were killed there in an air raid. Information received from Mr Andrews, an Indian evacuee, who arrived in India on 11-12-42 | |
| ESTHER-KING | Mr and Mrs | Died on the road between Shinbwiyang and Tipong. Reported by Miss Vardon at Margherita on 8-9-42. Mr Esther-King, was formerly a Retired Inspector, Rangoon Police | |
| FAIRFAX-WARNER | Dr. A.J. | Died on 7-5-42. Vide The Statesman, dated 7-5-43. | |
| FERNANDEZ | Mr | Death presumed. Mrs Hindle reported that he was in a very bad condition and he was last seen east of Shinbwiyang. No further news of him. Reported by the Refugee Administrotor, Margherita. Formerly of the B.O.C. | |
| FERNANDEZ | Mr and Mrs A.J. and three children, Margaret, Arthur and Ernest | Died. Documents picked up by Mr Lindon on the Shinbwiyang Road, from a group of corpses, indicate that all this family perished. Mr A.J. Fernandez belonged to the Burma Railways | |
| FIRTH | Capt. and Mrs (see also KYAW KHINE) | Deaths presumed. Seen on road before reaching Maingkwan, but did not arrive there. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| FLORENCE | Mr with a daughter, two nieces and a granddaughter | Seen on road before reaching Maingkwan, but did not arrive there so must be presumed dead. Reported by Miss B. Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| FOGARTY | Mr P.C., I.C.S. | Death reported by Mr J.M.C. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Mr P. Fogarty was in the I.C..S. | |
| FORBES-MITCHELL | Mrs Louisa Mary | Died on 16-8-42. Wife of George Forbes-Mitchell | |
| FORKGEN | Mrs Ada Maud (68 yrs.) | Died on 23-5-42 of acute bacillary dysentery, after the trek from Burma. Vide The Statesman, dated 23-5-42. | |
| FOSTER | Pte. Jack | Died at Tagap Ga in mid-July. Reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42. Private Jack Foster was a nursing orderly attached to the R.A.M.C. He belonged to the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| FRANCIS | Mr and Mrs Joseph Aloysius, Master Ronnie and Miss Theresa (Terry) | Died. Mr and Mrs J.A. Francis died on the way to Shinbwiyang. Ronnie died at Shinbwiyang in October, 1942, and Theresa died at Shinbwiyang on 18-9-42. The above deaths were reported by Mr Justice Braund, Refugee Administrator, Margherita, in the Supplementary List of Casualities on the Shinbwiyang/Ledo Road – No. 2 and dated Margherita 20-11-42 | |
| FRYER | Capt. A.E. | Died. He was at Myitkyina Aerodrome during Jap Air Raid on May 6th, 1942 and started to trek to Sumprabum (see Miss Lovett's Diary). later he died at Nathkaw (Naga Hills) on or about 15-6-42—reported by Miss Agnes Clark at Margherita on 29-7-42. Capt. Fryer was formerly of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company | |
| FULLER | The Misses (two old ladies) | The Misses Fuller were seen this side of the Namyung river on 24-6-42 in a bad way – reported by Lt. Hardinge. No further information so they must be presumed dead (report from Refugee Administrator, Margherita, on 27-11-42) | |
| FULLER | The Misses Audrey and Lorna | Left Tagap Ga before the Misses Thompson but have not arrived at Margherita. Died between Tagap Ga and Margherita in July, 1942 | |
| GABRIEL | Mrs Juliet and child | Died at Tagap Ga in June 1942.--Reported by Miss Irene Nelson, ref.; report from Margherita, dated 20-10-42. Mrs Juliet Gabriel was the wife of the Stenographer, of the Office of Commissioner of Police, Rangoon | |
| GABRIEL | Mr Stady Percy | Buried at Tollugunge, Calcutta | |
| GAHAN | Mrs Margaret | Died—place and time not known. Wife of Mr H.J. Gahan of “Roslyn”, Forest Road, Maymyo | |
| GALEO (GALIOT ?) | Mrs | Death presumed. On 26-6-42 she was seen at Pangsau by Mrs Nicholas suffering from very sore feet. Mrs Galeo was with her father (Mr N. Bastian, Caretaker of the High Court, Rangoon). The Refugee Administrator, Margherita, reports that there is no further news. | |
| GALLAGHER | Mrs | Died on the hill route from Sumprabum to Shinbwiyang – reported from Margherita on November 10th, 1942. Mrs Gallagher is the mother of Mr J.A. Gallagher, Superintendent of Excise, Myitkyina | |
| GALLAGHER | Mr J.A. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 10th August, 1942. Mr J.A. Gallagher is the uncle of the W.L. Perry family. His Burmese wife stayed in Burma. Formerly a Superintendent of Excise, Myitkyina | |
| GALIOT (GALLYOT?) | Mr | Died between Shinbwiyang and Tipong. Formerly a Band Player, Silver Grill, Rangoon. Reported at Margherita by Miss M.C. Vardon | |
| GARRATY | Master (1 yr.) | Died on the trek from Burma in 1942. Vide The Sunday Statesman, dated 29-8-42 | |
| GAUDOIN | Mr David | Died in 1942 while trekking from Burma. Vide The Statesman of 12th August, 1943. Brother of Nancy and Edgar Gaudoin | |
| GAVAVRILOFF | Mr V. | Died in Hospital on 3-7-42. A late resident of 166 Phayre Street, Rangoon | |
| GAVIN | Mr | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Formerly of the I.F. Coy. | |
| GEORGE | Mr | Died on 10-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| GEORGE | Mr C.F. | Remnants of a will taken from a corpse by Mr Lindop on the Shinbwiyang Road indicate that he has perished. A late resident of “Homestead”, Forest Road, Maymyo and Retired Assistant Director in the Commercial Audit Department, Government of India | |
| GEORGE | Mr D.R. | In a letter from Burma Army Headquarters to C.B.A.S.C. Burma Army Camp, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) there occurs the following entry:- “From a statement of a Lower Division Clerk (V. Pual) recorded on the 15th November, 1942, it is obvious that Mr D.R. George was last seen at about 125 milestone Myitkyina/Ledo route suffering from hydrocele complaint and that he could not proceed further.” It is understood that Mr D.R. George was last employed as temporary Lower Division Clerk in 25 Sy. Pers. Sec. Mandalay and Myitkyina during March to May, 1942 | |
| GEORGE | Mr J. | Died on July 21st, 1942. A late resident of 27/29, 45th Street, Rangoon | |
| GEORGE | Mr M.V. | In a letter, dated 21-6-42 from Mr R.P. Abigail I.C.S., to Mr W.H. Payton I.C.S., the following passage occurs:- “According to J. Peters, M.V. George, a clerk in the Office of the Commissioner, Mandalay Division, committed suicide at Kyaukse.” | |
| GILBERT | Mrs and son Ronnie (10 yrs.) and two other children | Died—Mrs Gilbert died at Tagap Ga end of July/early August, 1942—reported by Miss Thompson at Margherita. The Refugee Administrator, Margherita, reported that there was no further news of Ronnie, therefore it is presumed that he also died. Miss (Nellie) E.F. Baker (c/o Mrs E. Johnstone, Gilmore House, Dehra Dun, U.P.) stated that the other two children were nieces of Mrs Gilbert—but she did not know their whereabouts and/or their fate | |
| GODENHO | Lt. P.H. | Died at the B.M. Hospital, Bombay, on the 4th September, 1943 – he was formerly of the Coast Battery, B.A. (R.A.F.) (probably mistyped – more likely “Coast Battery R.A. (B.A.F.)) Vide The Statesman, dated 9th September, 1943 | |
| GODENHO | Mrs T.B. | Died at Yaw Bang by the end of August. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Mrs Godenho, wife of L/Sgt T.B. Godenho, Rangoon Field Brigade, was with the Bishop's Home party. Margherita report, dated 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report, dated 17/25th September, 1942 | |
| GOMES | Dr. E.F., the Misses Olive (23 yrs.), Millie (18 yr) and Lucy (11 yrs.) and Master Charles (13 yrs.) | Mrs W.M. Gomes and Mrs B. Garraty reported at Margherita that these five had died at Shinbwiyang on 21st July, 1942. Dr. E.F. Gomes is the father-in-law of Mrs W.M. Gomes | |
| GORDON | Miss Ellen (17 yrs) | Died at Yaw Bang at the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Ref. Margherita report, dated 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report, dated 9-4-42. Miss Ellen Gordon was a student of St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| GOULD | Miss | Died at Naga village near Pangsan Pass on 26-6-42. Sister of Nurse Gould, R.G.H., Rangoon. Reported by Mr Findlay. Vide 3092/R, viii, dated 14-7-42 | |
| GOVAN | Baby Ivan Maurice | Died on 16-5-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| GRAHAM | Mr J.R. and son Alfred | Died on 23-5-42 just after crossing the Chindwin River. Alfred, the eldest son, died near Shinbwiyang on 1-7-42. Mr Graham is survived by his wife Mrs M. Graham, Teresa, Roland and Charles who reached Calcutta on 4-12-42 and left for the Evacuee Camp, Anandagiri on 21-12-42 | |
| GRANT | Miss June (12 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang at the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sun Indura Singh. Ref. Margherita report, dated 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report, dated 17/25-9-42. Late pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| GREAVES | Capt. | Died of pneumonia at Panitola Hospital on 16-5-42 | |
| GREENE | Mr Richard Arthur | Died at the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, on 13-8-42 of heart disease. Formerly of the Burma Railways, Yamethin | |
| GUEST | Mr | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang along the hill route from Sumprabum. Reported by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita. Formerly a Compounder to Dr. Lusk of Rangoon | |
| GUIBARRO | Mr Milton (17 yrs.) | Died at Tounkan. Son of Mrs E. Guibarro, Nurse. Information given by Mr and Mrs Parry on 18-1-43 at Calcutta | |
| GWIN | Died at Margherita on 27-6-42. Reg No. 2705a | ||
| HAIGH | Mr and Mrs and son Tommy | Mr Haigh died of exhaustion in the hills on 15-6-42. Mrs Haigh died on 9-6-42 (swept away in Namyung River). Tommy Haigh died on the way. One son left in Burma. Alice, Gladys, Godfrey, Charlie, Mabel and Douglas are in India. Formerly of the Telegraphs, Taunggyi | |
| HALL | Miss Betty (21 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Ref. Margherita report, dated 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report, dated 17/25-9-42 | |
| HALL | Mr J.G.F., I.C.S. | Died at Prome on February 26th, 1942. Recorded in Mr Lee's List. | |
| HALLIDAY | and family | The Halliday family (of Insein) were all killed when an aeroplane was bombed at Myitkyina on May 6th, 1942. Vide letter to Mr Birt from a lady who was present | |
| HALPIN | Mr W.A. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 24-9-42. Formerly Headmaster of the English High School, Maymyo | |
| HALPIN | Mrs W.A. | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang. Wife of Mr W.A. Halpin, Headmaster of the English High School, Maymyo | |
| HAMBELDON | Capt. | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mrs P.J. Doran at Margherita. Formerly a U.S.A. Army Liaison Officer with Chinese Army | |
| HAMILTON | Mrs Norma and six children | Deaths presumed—last seen at Namlip about the end of June, 1942—no further news. Reported by the Refugee Administrator, Margherita, in Supplementary List of Casualties on Shinbwiyang/Ledo Rd., No. 2, dated 20-11-42. Wife and family of Sgt. R. Hamilton | |
| HANSON | Mr William Henry | Died at the Naval Hospital, Colombo, on the 4th August, 1943—he was formerly of the Burma Corporation, Bawdwin. Vide The Statesman, dated 7th September, 1943 | |
| HARDING | Messrs. Gerald and Stanley | Seen at Myitkyina and reported trapped by the blowing up of bridges on road to Mile 102. Reported by Miss B. Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| HARDING | Miss Iris | Died at or before reaching Shinbwiyang, reported by Miss N. Baker, Upper Flat, 97 Rajpur Road. (In an undated letter received on 15-4-43) | |
| HARDINGE | Mrs | Died at Shinbwiyang on 29-7-42. A son born to this woman at Mile 72 on the Myitkyina/Sumprabum Road died three weeks later. Reported by Sgt. Shaw at Margherita, also by the Refugee Officer, Shinbwiyang in his report, dated 27/25th October, 1942. Wife of a 2/Lt. of the M.T. Section, H.Q. Maymyo, B.A.F. | |
| HARDINGE | Sgt. | Died after crossing the Namyung river. Formerly of the Rangoon City Police | |
| HARDINGE | Mrs J. | Died at Shinbwiyang—reported by Mr L.O. Neill. Her husband is in the Army Corps of Clerks. | |
| HARDINGE | Mrs S. and three children | Died at Tagup Ga Stream on 5-7-42. Vide 3092/R. VIII, dated 14-7-42 | |
| HARRY | Mrs Marjorie (née Dymond) | Died on 2nd July, 1943, at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. Wife of John Webster Harry of the B.O.C., Yenangyaung | |
| HATTON | Capt. | Died at Tagap Ga on 18-6-42. Reported by the Administrator, Margherita, on 7-7-42. Capt. Hatton was an A.B.R.O. of the Burma Levies | |
| HENDERSON | Edwin Samuel (88 yrs.) | Died of heart failure at 3 Lower Range, Park Circus, Calcutta, on 23rd June, 1943. Late Superintendent, Office of D.I.G. Police, Rlys. and C.I.D., Burma | |
| HENDERSON | Mr William | Died of anaemia at 7A.M. on 14-5-42 on a boat while crossing from Palesghat to Dighaghat. Formerly of the Burma Corporation. Eileen Henderson, daughter of Mr William Henderson, arrived safely in Calcutta and is c/o her aunt, Mrs M. White, 9/4 Married Quarters, Clifden, Murree (Punjab) | |
| HENDERSON | Mrs | Died on the way out from Burma. Other details lacking. Mrs Henderson is the mother of Mr William Henderson | |
| HERBERT | The Misses Daisy (21 yrs.) and Yvonne (16 yrs.) | Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh reported that these two girls died at Yaw Bang at the end of August, 1942. Vide Margherita report, dated 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report, dated 17/25-9-42. (Yvonne was at St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein) | |
| HIGGINBOTHAM | The Ven'ble Archdeacon W.H.S. | It is understood from the Burma Civil Intelligence Bureau that the Ven'ble Archdeacon Higginbotham died at Sahmaw of wounds inflicted by a Japanese Officer | |
| HILL | Mrs | Death presumed. Last seen at Namyung Village. Reported by Condr. Hill (no relation). No further news. Reported by the Refugee Administrator, Margherita | |
| HOLMES | Miss Molly (21 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. On the Staff of the St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| HOOD | Mrs | Died at Yaw Bang. Reported by L/Cpl. S. Baptiste, Rangoon Field Brigade (B.A.F.) Mrs Hood is the grandmother of the three Hood children | |
| HOOD | Mr and Mrs and Beryl, Phyllis and a son | Mr and Mrs Hood died about 20 miles the other side of Maingkwan and their son died at Maingkwan—reported by L/Cpl. S. Baptiste, Rangoon Field Brigade B.A.F.). Beryl and Phyllis died at Yaw Bang—reported at Margherita on 13-11-42 by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews | |
| HOOKENS | Mrs | Died near Sumprabum on 21-9-42. Grandmother of Eileen Henderson (above). Reported by Mrs David at Margherita | |
| HOOKENS | Mr R. | Shot by the Japs and subsequently died on 26-6-42. Uncle of Eileen Henderson (above). Reported by Mrs David at Margherita | |
| HOWELL | Mr and Mrs and Tony | The six children (Lenzil, Voline, Bevis, Iris, Maisie and Mervyn) who arrived Calcutta on 5-7-42 reported as follows:- Their father was last seen in Kumbalu about two months ago—no news since. Their mother died about 20/21st June, 1942, of dysentery and fever, during the trek. A brother Tony, (20 yrs) died about 2nd/3rd July, 1942, of dysentery and fever, during the trek. Formerly of the Burma Railways, Rangoon | |
| HOWELL | Mrs Augusta (née Cassenger) | Died of exhaustion en route | |
| HOWELL | Mrs and Mrs F. and Master Ivan (13 yrs.) | Master Brian (17 yrs. son), who survives this family, reported on reaching Calcutta on 7-8-42:- His father, mother and brother Ivan were aboard a Military Plane for wounded at Myitkyina, bound for India, but before the Pilot could take off the Japs bombed and machine-gunned this airport, killing the passengers of this plane. Formerly of the Burma Railways, Yamethin | |
| HUITT | L.H. | Died at Tagap Ga on 4-6-42 of cerebral malaria. Reported by the Administrator, Margherita | |
| HUNTLEY | Nrs | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr L.O. Nell at Margherita. Mrs Huntley was the mother of Mrs Stirling | |
| HYNES | The Misses Janet (16 yrs.) and Olga (13 yrs) | Both died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. Pupils of St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| JACKSON | Mrs A. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 29-6-42 of septicaemia | |
| JACKSON | L/Bdr. Bobbie | Killed in action in Burma in April, 1942 Vide The Sunday Statesman, dated 1st August, 1943. Formerly of the Heavy A.A. Battery, R.A. (B.A.F.) and son of Arthur and Alice Jackson | |
| JAMES | Mrs C.W. (Amy Mabel) | Died at 25A Circus Avenue, Calcutta, on 30-5-43. Vide The Statesman, dated 31-5-43 | |
| JAMES | Mr E. | Died, en route from Myitkyina to Sumprabum. Mr E. James was Chief Jailor of the Tharawaddy Jail | |
| JAMES | Mrs E. | Died at Shinbwiyang in July, 1942 (wife of the above) | |
| JAMES | Henry | Died at Shinbwiyang on 20th July, 1942. Son of Mr and Mrs E. James. The above three deaths confirmed by Miss Brookes and Mr R. James (a son) at Margherita | |
| JAMES | Mrs M. and the Misses Teresa, Matilda and Master Victor | Mrs M. James died on the Myitkyina/Sumprabum Road. Teresa died at Shinbwiyang July/August, 1942. Matilda died on the Myitkyina/Sumprabum Road and Victor died at Shinbwiyang on the 21st July, 1942. Reported by Miss M. Brookes and Mr R. James at Margherita. Wife of Dr. M. James of Maymyo | |
| JAMES | John | Died at Panitola Hospital on 7-11-42 from exhaustion. John James is another son of Mrs M. James. Reported by Dr. Lapping | |
| JARDINE | Mrs Daisy | Died on 15-9-42. Buries at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| JARVIS | Mr and Mrs H.A. | Mr and Mrs Parry reported at Calcutta that they decided to return to Rangoon. Reported at 2 Short Street, on 18-1-43 | |
| JARVIS | Mr and Mrs J.V. and three children | Mr and Mrs Parry reported at Calcutta on 18-1-43 that Mr J.V. Jarvis and three children returned to Rangoon, and that Mrs J.V. Jarvis died at Tounkan | |
| JOHANNES | Capt. B.O. | Missing. The Defence Department reports that Captain B.O. Johannes has been listed as Missing by the Military Authorities, and that if he is still alive, must be presumed to be still in Burma | |
| JOHANNES | Mrs W.S. (Dorothy Edith) | Died at Nagpur on 24-1-43. Vide The Statesman, dated 30-1-43. Mr W.S. Johannes belongs to the P. and T. Signals, Burma | |
| JOHN | Dr. N. | Died at Tagum Hka on the 26th of May, 1942. Reported by Major Tainsh on 28-5-42. Dr. John was formerly of Rangoon | |
| JOHNSON | Mr | Arrived at Homalin from Lashio—he was taken away by the Japs – presumably to Rangoon. Information given by Mr Andrews, an Indian evacuee who arrived on 11-12-42. Mr Johnson was of the Frontier Service | |
| JOHNSON | Mr | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, (Government of Burma), in a List, dated 1st July, 1942. Mr Johnson was the Agent of Bollinger Engines | |
| JOHNSON | Mr Pearse D. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 3-6-42 of congestive heart failure. Reported by the D/C of Lakhimpur. Formerly of Trading Coy., late Hegt & Co., Ltd., Rangoon | |
| JOHNSON | Mr W. | Died at Panitola Hospital of heart failure on 3-6-42 | |
| JOHNSON | Miss Amy (8 yrs.) (alias Ma Aye Bee) | Died at Sumprabum on 21-8-42. Reported by Mrs David, also vide The Statesman, dated 21st August, 1943. Pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| KANAPMAN | Staff/Sgt. (40 yrs.) | Died at Panitola Hospital on 18-6-42 of exhaustion, pyaemia and malaria. Of the Royal Engineers—No. 2206344 | |
| KELLY | The Misses Anne and Jean | Died at Yaw Bang on 17-6-42. Reported by Mrs Cousins at Margherita on 18-11-42, also by Sgt. Shaw at Shillong | |
| KELLY | Miss Lucy | Died at Shinbwiyang on 29-9-42. Formerly of Moulmein or Tavoy. Reported by Padre Wilson on 26-10-42 | |
| KELLY | Miss Mary | Death presumed. Reported by Miss M. Brookes and R. James as left on the way to Shinbwiyang – she had not reached there on 2-10-42. She was very ill when last seen by Sgt. Florence who followed afterwards. Vide Margherita Report, dated 6-11-42 | |
| KENDAL | Mr C.L. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 8-7-42 of cerebral malaria. Formerly of the Burma Railways | |
| KENNEDY | Mrs C.S. and daughter, Susie (12 yrs.) | Mother and daughter died at Yaw Bang. Reported by L/Cpl. S. Baptiste of the Rangoon Field Brigade (B.A.F.). Mrs Kennedy of Tavoy is the wife of Captain Kennedy | |
| KERR | Mrs I.R. | Mrs I.R. Kerr returned to Rangoon. Wife of Mr I.R. Kerr, late of McGregor & Co., Rangoon. Information given by Mr and Mrs M.S. Parry on 18-1-43 | |
| KERR | Mrs N. | Died at Tounkan. Mother of Mr I.R. Kerr, late of McGregor & Co., Rangoon. Reported by Mr and Mrs parry on 18-1-32 | |
| KIERNANDER | Mrs Marjorie Aileen Winifred | Died at the British Evacuee Camp Hospital, Coimbatore, on the 16th September, 1943. Vide The Statesman, dated 22nd September, 1943 | |
| KING | Mr and Mrs | See ESTHER-KING | |
| KRUSE | Mrs and six children—Kenneth (15yrs.), Rita (14 yrs.), Blossom (10 yrs.), James (9 yrs.) and two other children | Died. Mrs Kruse died at Shinbwiyang on 20-7-42. Kenneth, Rita, Blossom and James died at Shinbwiyang between 23-6-42 and 10-7-42. The youngest boy died at Taihpa Ga on 8-6-42. The youngest girl died at Taihpa Ga on 9-6-42. | |
| KYAW KHINE | Mrs and child | Seen on road before reaching Maingkwan, but did not arrive there. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Mrs Kyaw Khine was with her parents Capt. and Mrs Firth | |
| LANCASTER | Miss Laura (17 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. Pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| LAW | The Misses Dorothy and Margaret | Died at Taihpa before the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. Miss Dorothy Law was a teacher at Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| LAWSON | Mr and Mrs and two daughters | Died. Mr and Mrs Lawson and a daughter died on the hill route from Sumprabum to Shinbwiyang. Reported by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita. The other daughter is reported by Miss G. Marshner to have been murdered by Kachins at Daikpone. Mr Lawson was of The Motor House, Rangoon | |
| LAWRIE | Dr. | Died of heart failure when waiting at Myitkyina Airport to be flown to India, during a Japanese Air Raid on 6-5-42. This information was obtained from a page of a Diary found on Miss Aimee Lovett | |
| LAWRIE | Mrs P. | According to a letter from Miss Esmee Wells, c/o Catholic Club, Simla, Mrs Lawrie died on the trek between Shinbwiyang and Ledo. Mrs P. Lawrie was the wife of Dr. Lawrie | |
| LAZARO | Mr Bertram Arthur | Died on 29-8-42, buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Formerly of the B.O.C., Rangoon, survived by his wife (Adeline) and two children (Barbara and Shirley) | . |
| LEAHY | Mr | Mr Leahy was seen by Mrs Berrill at Mr Arnold's camp, Shinbwiyang, and later by Lieut. Vrasalovich early in June 1942 in a very bad way. Later the Misses Thompson reported at Margherita that he died between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga in mid-June. Formerly Schoolmaster of St. Paul's School, Rangoon | |
| LEAHY | Mrs and five children | The Misses Thompson reported at Margherita that she died in Mid-June. Wife of Mr Leahy, Schoolmaster of St. Paul's School, Ragoon. Mrs Cousins who arrived Margherita on 18-11-42 reports that she was informed by Mr Darlington that the remainder of the family which consisted of two boys and three girls had also died after leaving Shinbwiyang on the 3rd of July | |
| LEM | L/Bdr. Cecil Llewelyn John | Killed in action in Burma in May, 1943. L/Bdr. Cecil Llewelyn John Lem belonged to the Fifth Field Battery, R.A. (B.A.F.) | |
| LIDDY | Mr and Mrs (Senior) | Reported to have stayed behind at Myitkyina with Mr M. D'Archy | |
| LIDDY | Mrs M. | Died at Tansag Ga on 12-6-42. Reported by the Administrator North, Margherita | |
| LIDDY | Mrs N. | Died a days' journey from the Namyung river on or about 4-7-42. Reported by Mr Rosemeyer at Margherita | |
| LILLYWHITE | Mr R. | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr L.O. Nell at Margherita. Formerly a Pensioner of the Posts and Telegraphs | |
| LILLYWHITE | Mrs R.H.H. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 10th June, 1942. Reported by Mr L.O. Nell at Margherita | |
| LILLYWHITE | "When we reached camp (Nampong) we met Mr Lillywhite who told us that his son had died." Extract dated 10th July from "...and some fell by the wayside." by Major A.R. Tainsh. This entry was added on the 11th July 2014. | ||
| LIMKAR TAIK | (Scotty) | See TAIK LIMKAR | |
| LINDSAY | Miss Margaret (14 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh at Margherita. Pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| LINGAM | A. Vincent | Died on 23-11-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| LITTLER | Mrs and five children | Four children died on the way to Shinbwiyang from Sumprabum. Mrs Littler and the remaining child died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita. Vide Margherita Report, dated 6-11-42. Formerly of the Chartered Bank of India, Ltd., Rangoon | |
| LITTLEWOOD | Pte. C | Died at Tagap Ga on June 24th, 1942. Buried by Dr. Mitra. Statement made to Mr Justice Braund. Belonged to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment | |
| LITTLEWOOD | Mr R.V. | Died at Nathkaw (Naga Hills) on or about 15-6-42. Reported by Miss A. Clark on 29-7-42. Formerly of the Burma Land Records Service | |
| LLOYD | Mr Brian | Died at the Welsh Mission Hospital, Shillong on 23-1-43. Vide The Statesman, dated 30-1-43. Formerly of the B.B.T.C., Ltd. | |
| LOVETT | Miss Aimee | Died at the Panitola Hospital on the 26th November, 1942 of lobar pneumonia. Reported by Dr. Lapping. Formerly of Maymyo | |
| LWIN | Maung Saw | Burma Army Headquarters reports as follows:- Mg Saw Lwin was in “C” Company (Captain H.M. Lilley's Company) of the 7th Burif. After the action at Moulmein on 31st January, 1942, he was missing along with the majority of “C” Company. Nothing further is known of his fate | |
| MACKAY | Mrs Joan | Died in Delhi on 22-1-43. Wife of John Mackay, Burma Forest Service | |
| MACCROATH | Capt. | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Aganoor on 7-7-42 | |
| MACKRODT | Capt. A.V. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 18-5-42. Vide letter R.C. 45/50/22 of Margherita Casualty List. Formerly of the R.I.A.S. Corps. (Possibly the same as above entry) | |
| MACQUEEN | Mr | Died at Shinbwiyang on 2-7-42. Vide Pte. Warner's Diary | |
| MAINSTONE | Mr Francis Joseph | It was stated in the Casualty List, dated 10th November, 1942, that Mr L.O. Nell confirmed the previously reported death of this man at Shinbwiyang on June 9th, 1942. Formerly of the K.S.L.I. (No. 4028249). A resident of 198 Rangoon-Insein Road | |
| MANUEL | Mr Eugene Ignatius | Died on 27-5-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| MARSH | Mrs Mary Elizabeth aged 31 | Died of malaria at Sahmaw, Myitkyina district 14th May 1942 | |
| MARSHALL | Mrs Joseph Gildroy Fisher (nee Daw Mya May, aged 66 yrs.) | Died at Bombay on 24th June, 1943. Widow of Mr J.G.F. Marshall, I.F.S. of Paung (Burma) | |
| MARTIN | Mr and Mrs C.E. and four children | Reported by Mrs Hindle to have been left at Myitkyina. One child flown out. No further information (Report—Refugee Administrator, Margherita) | |
| MARTIN | Mr and Mrs J.A. | Reported by Mrs Hindle to have left for India via Mogaung—no further information, therefore presumed dead....Refugee Administrator, Margherita | |
| MASKELL | L/Cpl. V. | Burma Army Headquarters report that Cpl. V. Maskell has been reported to be missing with effect from 28-3-43. Formerly of the Rangoon Field Brigade) | |
| MASSON | Mrs Constance and four children, Phillip (22 yrs.) Olive (18 yrs.) Hilda (13 yrs.) and Allan (7 yrs.) | All died of starvation and exhaustion at Homalin - reported by Louisa and Yvonne, the only survivors of this family of eight who reached Calcutta on 8-12-42 and are now residing with their aunt, Mrs T. Masson at 11-b Temple Street, Calcutta. Mrs Constance Masson was the wife of Mr J.J. Masson, Retired Telegraphs of 45 “A” Road, Maymyo | |
| MASSON | Mr J.J. | Died. Left by the family at Naba and later died there—reported by his daughters Louisa and Yvonne at Calcutta. Retired from the Telegraph service and of 45 “A” Road, Maymyo | |
| MA THOUNG | Reported died at or before reaching Shinbwiyang by Miss Nellie Baker, Top Flat 97, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun (by undated letter received 15-4-34) | ||
| MAUNG AYE | Miss Margaret | The Chief Accountant, Rangoon Corporation reports that Margaret (daughter of Maung Aye, Water and Sewage Department, Rangoon Corporation) was killed by enemy action on the Myitkyina Airport, Mr and Mrs Maung Aye trekked to India through the Hukawng Valley and are now in Simla | |
| McCALLUM | Mr D.L., I.C.S. | Died at Sagaing early in February 1942 | |
| McCAULIFFE | Sgt. | Death presumed. Reported by Mr Liddy to have been last seen at Tagap Ga. No further news. (Reported by Refugee Administrator, Margherita) Formerly of the Telegraphs | |
| McEWAN | Mr | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr L.O. Nell at Margherita. Formerly of the Port Commissioners, Rangoon | |
| McGASTON | Mr | Seen by Mr Berrill near Tagum Ga about the end of June, also seen by Mr Findlay on 18-6-42, after crossing the Namyung River. No further information, must now be presumed dead. (Report by the Refugee Administrator, Margherita). Formerly an Engineer of the Mawchi Mines | |
| McGROUT | Capt. | Died. Vide letter R.C. 45/39/22, Margherita Casualty List. (Possibly the same as Maccroath or Mockrodt. See above) | |
| McINTYRE | Mr | Died on the way to Maingkwan, May/June, 1942. Reported by Mrs W.M. Gomes and Mrs B. (or W.A.) Garrety at Margherita on 22-11-42. Younger brother of Ginger McIntyre | |
| McINTYRE | Mr “Ginger” | Died at Maingkwan, June/July, 1942. Reported by Mrs W.M. Gomes and Mrs B. (or W.A.) Garrety at Margherita on 22-11-42. Formerly of Amherst | |
| McKIBBEN | Mr George | Death reported on 24-10-42 by Lt. McKibben. Mr George McKibben was formerly of Syriam | |
| McLEAN | Lt. D. | Burma Headquarters report as follows:- Lieutenant D. McLean was reported “wounded and missing with effect from 19th April, 1942”. | |
| McPHEDRAN | Miss (18 yrs.) | Died at Shamlung about 10-7-42. A sister of Mr C. McPhedran | |
| McPHEDRAN | Mr | Died with mother. A brother of Mr C. McPhedran | |
| McPHEDRAN | Mrs | Died on the way out - time and place not known. Mother of Mr C. McPhedran, a Maymyo student who arrived in Calcutta on 17-7-42 and is now working for the Attock Oil Company, Digboi | |
| McVERNON | Miss Ethel (16 yrs.) | Died on the trek 200 miles west of Shinbwiyang. Pupil of St, Michael's School, Maymyo | |
| MEDLOCK | Miss Lucy | Conductor Hill reported that Miss Lucy Medlock was seen 15 miles this side of Shinbwiyang, very ill with dysentery and sore feet. No further information received – now presumed dead. (Report—Refugee Administrator, Margherita) | |
| MELILU | Mrs Gordon (nee Lilian Nelson) | Died at Tagap Ga in August, 1942. Reported by Miss Irene Nelson. Reference; report from Margherita, dated 20-10-42. Wife of L/Cpl. G. Melilu, R.A.M.C., No. 1, C.C.S., Burma | |
| MELLICAN | Mr and Mrs A.R. and four children | Died between Shinbwiyang and Tipong—reported by Miss M.C. Vardon to the Administrator North, at Margherita | |
| MELLINGER | Miss Roxana | Died at Bombay on 19th August, 1943. Arrived Calcutta on 16-3-42, later attached to the Taylor High School at Poona. Formerly Principal of Kingswood School, Kalaw | |
| MELSON | Mr Michael Burgess | Killed by Burmans on 23.5.42. Formerly of the Burma Corporation, Rangoon | |
| MENEZES | Mr | Died between Shinbwiyang and Namyung. Information from list of deceased's property received from P/O, Margherita. Death certificate given by Mr J.C. Poulton on 8-6-42. Formerly Education Officer, Class II, Burma | |
| MICKLEFIELD | Died on May 25th. Report received from Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42. Formerly of the K.O.Y.L.I. (Possibly the same as Pte. Micklethwaite—see next entry) | ||
| MICKLETHWAITE | Pte. | Died about 26-5-42 of cerebral malaria. Vide R.C. 45/98/22 of the Margherita Casualty List. Formerly of the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| MILLS | Mr George Rycroft | Died at the Medical College Hospital on 15-8-42 and buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Formerly of Lashio | |
| MINUS | Miss | Died on the way to Shinbwiyang on the hill route from Sumprabum. Reported by Miss G. Marshner. Margherita report, dated 6-11-42 | |
| MINUS | Mr John Isaac | Died at Panitola Evacuee Camp, on the 5th of July, 1942. Formerly Assessor of Mandalay Municipality. (Possibly the same as Mr J.J. Minus—see next entry) | |
| MINUS | Mr J.J. | Died of exhaustion on 5-7-42. Reported by Dr. Lapping | |
| MIRANDA | Mr Anthony (Jimmy) | Died in the Hukawng Valley on 27-5-42. Vide The Statesman, dated 27-5-43. Formerly of the Burma Posts and Telegraphs | |
| MOBERT | Mr Eustace | Died on the 12th August, 1943, at The Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Amritsar. Vide the Statesman, dated 23rd August, 1943. Formerly of the Port Commissioners, Rangoon | |
| MONTGOMERY | Miss Ruth | Died at Tapaung before the end of August, 1942, according to reports from Sge. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Vide Margherita report of 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report of 17/25-9-42. A pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| MORGAN | Mr Joseph | Died at the Presidency General Hospital on 4-8-42 and buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta. Formerly of the Consolidated Tin Mines, No. 2 Wagon Mines, Tavoy | |
| MORRIS | Miss Iris (17 yrs.), and Masters Dixon (12 yrs.) and Kenneth (11 yrs.) | All three died at Yaw Bang before end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Vide Margherita report of 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report of 17/25-9-42. Pupils of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| MOSES | Miss Angelina (15 yrs.) | Died on the trek of pneumonia. A resident of 101st Street, Rangoon | |
| MOSES | Mrs A.P. | Arrived Calcutta on 28-7-42 and died on 4th November, 1942. A resident of 101st Street, Rangoon, and the mother of Miss Angelina Moses | |
| MOSES | Miss Josephine | Died on 4-11-42. Buried at Tollygaunge, Calcutta | |
| MOSS | Mrs Lucy, and the Misses Cynthia and Katherine | On 20-8-42, Margherita reported that they were seen en route about the end of June 1942. On 27-11-42, Margherita reported that since no further news of any of them had been received they must all be presumed dead | |
| MUELLER | Miss Vivienne (6 yrs.) and Miss Maxine (7 yrs.) | Died at Sumprabum, Upper Burma. Reported by Mrs David. Formerly of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| MULROONEY | Mr Michael James | Died at Calcutta on 18-5-42. Vide The Statesman, dated 18-5-43. A resident of 253/38th Street, Rangoon, and formerly Caretaker of the Law Courts, Rangoon | |
| MUNRO | Mrs F.R. | Killed in an Air Raid in Pyinmana. Wife of Mr V.J. Munro | |
| MUNRO | Master George (7 yrs.) | Died at Margherita Camp on 14-7-42. reported by the Evacuation Officer, Margherita Camp | |
| MUNRO | Mr G.F. (67 yrs.) | Died at Nagpur, C.P., on 7-11-42. Vide The Statesman, dated 13-11-42. Formerly Retired Inspector of Schools, Burma | |
| MUNRO | "In the evening a few refugees arrived from Shamlung but Munro arrived with his bullocks and one son. The two boys had seemed well enough when I saw them at a short distance from Nanki the previous evening." Extract dated 10th July from "... and some fell by the wayside" by Major A.R.Tainsh. This entry was added on the 11th July 2014 | ||
| MURPHY | Mr J.J.C, I.C.S. | Killed at Imphal during an Air Raid on May 11th, 1942 | |
| MURRAY | Dr. Alan | Died at Tagum Chang (Hukawng Valley) on 24-6-42. Formerly of Rangoon. Reported by the Hon. Mr Justice Shaw | |
| MURRAY | Mrs | Died at Tagap Ga towards the end of July, 1942. Reported by the Misses Thompson to the Refugee Administrator at Margherita. Mother-in-law of Mrs Betty Murray (née Leahy) | |
| MURRAY | Mrs Betty (20 yrs.) (née Leahy) | Died at or near Namyung about mid-October, 1942. Reported by Mr Lindop to Mr Justice Braund at Margherita | |
| MURRAY | Mr and Mrs Oscar Scott and five children | The Refugee Administrator, Shillong, in a letter No. 2025 and dated 2-1-43 reported as follows:- Lt. Vrasalovich, brother of Mrs Murray, reported at Margherita that on 16.6.42 the family were about 6 miles east of Namyung river...no further news since (of Mr Oscar Scott Murray, Master Douglas, Miss Bernice and Master Michel), therefore presumed to have perished. Three other members of the family, Mrs Oscar Scott Murray, Miss Marjorie and Miss Cynthia died at Tagap Ga in July, 1942 | |
| NAISBITT or NAISBETT | Mrs | Died at Sumprabum on 13-8-42. Daughter of Mrs Addison and sister of Mrs Winsome who were evacuated from Prome. Reported by Mrs David | |
| NAMEY | Mrs | Margherita reported that Mrs Namey was left at Tagap Ga in a very sick condition. Wife of Sgt. Namey of the R.A. 8B.A.F.) at Mhow, C.I. Later Sgt. Namey reported that she had died | |
| NELSON | Mr and Mrs S. and Miss Ethel (daughter) | At Margherita Miss Irene Nelson reported as follows:- Her father died at Tagap Ga on 19-7-42, her mother died at Tagap Ga on 16-7-42, her sister Ethel died at Tagap Ga in June, 1942 | |
| NELSON | Mr and Mrs and three daughters and Eric (son) | Seen by Mr Rosemeyer at Namyung River on 16-6-42. Later Mr Baxter reported that their son Eric left them stranded with no rations. On 4-9-42 the Misses Thompson reported to the Administrator at Margherita that the youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Nelson died between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga early in June, 1942. The other four are stated to have reached Tagap Ga and remained there, no further news since – the death of all must be presumed. Mr Lindop reported to Justice Braund that Eric had died on the Shinbwiyang Road | |
| NEWMAN | Mrs C.H. | Died in a Hospital in Allahabad on 21-7-42. Formerly of Gygon. She was the mother of Mr C. Newman. | |
| NEWMAN | Mr | His death at Shinbwiyang on 22-7-42 is reported by Administrator North, at Margherita | |
| NEWMAN | Mrs and the Misses S., G. and I | Miss G. Marshner reported at Margherita that these four members of the Newman family had died at Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42, July/August, 1942, 24-7-42 and 24-7-42 respectively. Reference report from Margherita, dated 6-11-42. Mrs Newman is the wife of Mr Newman. (See above) | |
| NEWMAN | Mr Eugiene (29 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 6-8-42 as a result of cerebral malaria and dysentery. Reported by his half-sister Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay). Formerly a Ship's Steward of Thinganyung, Mr Eugiene Newman is the son of Mr H.R. Newman by his first wife. | |
| NEWMAN | Mr Edward (21 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 5-8-42 as a result of cerebral malaria and dysentery. Reported by his half-sister Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) An R.A.M. Corps Orderly also of Thinganyung. Mr Edward Newman is the son of Mr H.R. Newman by his first wife. | |
| NEWMAN | Mr H.R.(52 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 19-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) Mr H.R. Newman was a retired Customs Officer, formerly resident at “Strand Block”, 44th Street, Rangoon. | |
| NEWMAN | Mrs Nora (36 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 17-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWMAN | Clive (11 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 2-8-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWMAN | Phyllis (9 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 1-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWMAN | Shirley (7 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 11-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWMAN | Camille (5 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 22-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWMAN | Dawn (3 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 8-7-42 either from cerebral malaria or dysentery, reported by Mr H.R. Newman's stepdaughter Barbara Weir (of Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) | |
| NEWSOME | Sgt. H. | Died according to Margherita Death Register. Vide letters No. R.C. 25/18/22 and No. R.C. 26/22. (No. 4688976 of the K.O.Y.L.I.) | |
| NEWTON | Miss L. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 3-10-42. Reported by Padre Wilson. Formerly of St. Michael's, Maymyo | |
| NEWTON | Miss Lucy (22 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang on 3rd October, 1942. Reported by the Refugee Officer of Shinbwiyang in his report dated 25-9-42. Formerly of St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| NICHOLAS | Mrs E.A. | Died at Namyung village on 18-6-42. Reported by Mr Rosemeyer, her brother-in-law | |
| NICHOLAS | Miss L. | Seen by Mrs M. Nicholas near Pangsau village over the Assam border on 25-6-42 – no further information, so they must now be presumed dead. Reported by the Refugee Administrator of Margherita | |
| NICHOLS | Mrs J.L. (Tina) | Died at Calcutta on 3rd October, 1942. Widow of the late Mr G.W. Nichols of Rangoon | |
| OLIVER | Mr F.G. | Died on 11-6-42. Formerly P.A. to the D.G., Burma | |
| OLIVER | Mrs (née Lydia O'Leary) | Died of exhaustion en route | |
| OUNG | J. | See AUNG | |
| PARRY | Mrs Mary Elizabeth | Died of heat stroke on 2nd June, 1942, at Ghazipur, U.P. Widow of Capt. F.H. Parry of Rangoon | |
| PAUL | Mr George Patrick (29 yrs.) | Killed on Active Service in Burma in April 1942. Vide the Statesman, dated 10-4-42. Late of the B.O.C., Yenangyaung, and the B.A.F. | |
| PAUL | Baby Patrick Jude | Died on 11-6-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| PEACOCK | Mr David Alexander | Died on 22-4-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| PENFOLD | Miss | Died between Myitkyina and Maingkwan. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Cousin of Mr and Mrs Edward Penfold | |
| PENFOLD | Mr and Mrs Edward and son | Died between Myitkyina and Maingkwan. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Formerly of the Agri-Horticultural Gardens, Rangoon | |
| PEREIRA | Mr J.B. | Died of heat stroke at Nagpur, C.P., on 6-5-42. (Retired from Haperink Smith & Co., Ltd., and a resident of 116/40th Street, Rangoon) | |
| PEREIRA | Mrs Maisie | Died on 9-6-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| PERIE | Mrs E.C. | Died at the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, of pulmonary T.B. Formerly of Rangoon | |
| PERRY | Mr and Mrs son and daughter | Deaths presumed. Mrs K.G. James reported that she saw this family on a hill this side of Shinbwiyang. Mr Perry was in a dying condition. The whole family are now presumed dead. Ref: entry P. 1 in Casualty Register 2 of the Burma Refugee Organisation, Shillong | |
| PERRY | Mrs | Died on the way from Burma. A resident of 289 Dalhouise Street, Rangoon. Reported by Mrs E. Francis | |
| PERRY | Baby Patricia (9 mths.) | Died at Calcutta on 19-10-42 at the residence of Mrs J. Rogers who brought her through to India. Patricia is the daughter of Mrs Perry of 289 Dalhousie Street, Rangoon | |
| PERRY | Mr V.W. | Died at Panitola Hospital. Of the B.O. Coy., Syriam and son of Mr W.L. Perry | |
| PERRY | Mrs W.L. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 19-9-42. Wife of Mr W.L. Perry, of the B.O. Coy., Syriam | |
| PHILIEF | Died on 1-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | ||
| POOLE | Mrs with her father and mother | Seen at Myitkyina and reported trapped by blowing up of bridge on road to Mile 102. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Mrs Poole's husband is in the Telegraphs | |
| POPEN | Mrs Gladys | Died on 31-3-42. Wife of Mr J.C. Popen of 1st Thompson Avenue, Rangoon | |
| POWER | Sgt. L.A.A. | Died at Shinbwiyang on the 10th of June. Reported by the Administrator North, Margherita | |
| PRIEN | Mr T. | Died between Tagap Ga and Margherita, July/August, 1942. Reported by the Misses Nancy and Olive Thompson to the Refugee Administrator, Margherita. (A Swedish subject) | |
| PROSSER | Zena (18 yrs.), Pat (15 yrs.) and Kitty (13 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942, according to reports by Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Ref, Margherita report 9-10-42 and Shinbwiyang report 17/25-9-42. Pupils of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| PUGH | Major | Had phlebitis on the road – last seen at Tunhi. Presumed dead | |
| QUINN | Francis (baby) | Baby Francis died on 1-8-42. Reported by Mrs David on 29-10-42 | |
| RADDON | Mr | Sir John Tait in his List No. 2 has stated that Mr Raddon died. Formerly of Dowell & Coy. | |
| RAINER | Mrs and five children | Died at Yaw Bang. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| RAINER | Miss | Survivor of the above family left Yaw Bang in August with Gurkha party and not heard of since. Reported by Miss Beryl Bower at Margherita on 13-11-42 | |
| REIDY | Mrs W.H. and Gideon and Shirley | Papers picked up by Mr Lindop from a group of corpses on the Shinbwiyang Road indicate that these three have died. Wife of Mr W.H. Reidy, Wagon Foreman, Burma Railways | |
| RICHARDSON | Mr and Mrs and five children | Last seen at Myitkyina and reported trapped by the blowing up of a bridge on the road to mile 102. Information given by Miss Beryl Bowen and Mirs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Formerly of the Telegraphs | |
| RICHARDSON | Mrs A.M. | Died of cholera and exhaustion at Nathkaw on 21-5-42. Wife of Mr A.M. Richardson, Burma Posts and Telegraphs, and of Monkey Hill, Lashio | |
| RICHARDSON | Miss Jean (14 yrs.) | Died of cholera and exhaustion at Nathaw on 21-5-42. Daughter of Mrs A.M. Richardson | |
| RICHARDSON | Baby Violet ( 9 mths.) | Died of dysentery and exhaustion at Nawngyawng on 27-5-42. Daughter of Mrs A.M. Richardson | |
| RIPPS | Mr S.H. (51 yrs.), Mrs Rose Mary (49 yrs.), Adelaide (31 yrs.), Joseph (24 yrs. ), Norman ( 10 yrs.) | These five members of the Ripps family were killed in the bombing of Maymyo on 8-4-42 | |
| RIPPS | Winifred (26 yrs.), Doreen (21 yrs.), Albert (16 yrs.), Theresa (14 yrs.), Richardson (7 yrs.) | These five are also the children of Mr S.H. and Mrs Rose Mary Ripps. They all died on the trek from Burma near Shinbwiyang. These casualties were reported by Mrs C.B. Smith (daughter of Mr S.H. Ripps) | |
| ROBERTS | Mr | Died at or before reaching Shinbwiyang. Reported by Miss Nellie Baker, Upper Flat, 97 Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun. (In undated letter received on 15-4-43) | |
| ROBERTS | Mrs | Died at Shinbwiyang on 13-8-42 | |
| ROBERTS | Marina | Died on the trek from Burma. Reported by Mr F. Perry | |
| ROBERTS | Cpl. | Died at Shinbwiyang. reported by Mr Katz at Margherita | |
| ROBERTSON | Mr A.W., I.C.S. | Died during May in Burma | |
| ROBERTSON | George Adolphus (Jr.) | Died on 19-6-43 at the Military Hospital at Abbotabad of typhoid and pneumonia. B.A. (Hons.), of the Survey of India and eldest son of Mr E.A. Robertson, Burma Railways and now of B.N. Rlys., Chhindwara, C.P. | |
| ROBSON | Mr F.G. | Died at Shinbwiyang in 1942. Reported by Miss M. Crisp of 8 Kyd Street, Calcutta. Mr F.G. Robson was a retired Timber Merchant | |
| RODRIGUEZ | Miss Helen | The following information was received from the Administrator at Margherita on 28-11-42:- “Reported by Capt. Hutchinson, B.F.F. and Lt.-Col. D. Tucker, Burma Rifles, never to have left Taunggyi, where she probably remained with her father. She did not leave with Col. Brocklehurst's Commandos. No further information.” | |
| RODRIQUES | Miss | On 20-8-42 Mr Findlay stated he had seen her on the other side of Namyung river on 18-6-42. No further news, therefore presumed dead according to the Refugee Administrator, Margherita. Formerly a School Mistress of St. Phillips, Rangoon | |
| ROKINAARRY | Mr | Stated by Mr Liddy to be last seen at Tagum Ga. According to the Refugee Administrator, Margherita there is no further news, therefore presumed dead. Formerly of the Telegraphs | |
| RORKE | Mr Thomas Bow | Died 10 miles beyond Namyung on 19-6-42. Vide 3092/R. VIII, dated 14-7-42. Formerly of the Burma Railways | |
| ROSAIR | Mr and Mrs and children | Seen at Namyung about the middle of June, 1942, and had not crossed the river. Reported by Mrs Berrill on 20-8-42. Mr Vrasolovich saw them 6 miles the other side of Namyung. According to the Refugee Administrator, Magherita, there is no further information, therefore whole family is presumed to have perished | |
| ROSARIO | Miss Dawn (8 yrs.) | Died in Suprabum, Upper Burma on 26-10-42. Orphan of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| ROSE | Mr and Mrs C. and Collen | Mr Rose died at Maingkwan. Mrs Rose and Collen died at Tounkan. Information given by Mr and Mrs M.S. Parry on 18-1-43 | |
| ROUTLEDGE | Pte. | Died one mile beyond Shinbwiyang about the end of June, 1942. Reported by Mrs Berrill on 20-8-42. Pte. Routledge belonged to the Gloucester Regiment | |
| ROZARIO | Mr | Died on 11-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| RUDGLEY | Pte. George | Died of starvation, 1 mile from Tagap Ga. About the middle of July, 1942. Information given by the Misses Thompson at Margherita. Pte. George Rudgley belonged to the Gloucester Regiment | |
| RUSSELL | Mr | Was last seen at Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42 – since then nothing further has been heard of him. Mr Katz reported on 29-10-42 at Margherita that he must now be presumed dead. An Engineer of the Burma Cement Coy. | |
| RUSSELL | Mr John Carnegie | He died at Shwebo Civil Hospital on 28-4-42, of injuries sustained in Mandalay Air Raid. Formerly Government Inspector of Boilers, and husband of Annie Russell, 37 Mullingar Estate, Mussoorie | |
| RYAN | Sgt. J. | Died in Calcutta of cardiac failure on the 14th May, 1942, three days after admission into Hospital. Reported by the Inspector General of Police (Burma) | |
| RYAN | Mr Patrick | Died on 14-5-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| SAMUEL | Mr | Died on 5-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| SAMUEL | Mr Edwin S. | Died at the American Baptist Mission Hospital, Gauhati, on 31-7-42. Formerly of the Burma Secretariat | |
| SAMUEL(S) | Baby T. | Died at Calcutta on the 22nd of April, 1942. Son of E.G. Samuel(s) | |
| SAMUELS | Mr S.N. | Died at Calcutta on the 4th September, 1942. A photographer of Rangoon and Maymyo | |
| SAWYER | Cpl. | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma Evacuee Welfare Department) in a List of Deaths, dated the 17th July, 1942. Formerly of the Oriental Mission | |
| SAWYER | Master Bobby (11 yrs.) | Died at Sumprabum. Formerly of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| SAWYER | Mr Clement Thomas | Died on 1-4-42. Vide The Statesman, dated 1-4-43. Formerly of Nestwood, Maymyo | |
| SCOTT | Sgt. | Died of Dysentery at Panitola Hospital on 2-6-42 | |
| SELLARS | Mr Ernest Walker | Died on the 3rd June, 1943, vide The Statesman, dated July, 9th, 1943. Formerly of the Health Department, Rangoon, and lately of Ganesh Flour Mills, Delhi | |
| Sen | Dr. Gupta Nath | "Dr. Sen died in Nampong and his baby son died on reaching Chittagong." Extract dated 5th July from "..and some fell by the wayside." by Major A.R. Tainsh. This entry was added on the 11th July 2014 | |
| SEYMOUR | Mr (17 yrs.) | Murdered by the Kachins at Daikpone. Information given by Miss G. Marshner at Margherita | |
| SEYMOUR | Mr W.J. | Died at Yaw Bang or Shinbwiyang. Reported by Sgt. Shaw. Mr W.J. Seymour was in the Indian Engineers (No. 121403) | |
| SHARP | Mr Donald | Died on the hill from Sumprabum to Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr L. Crisp at Margherita. Formerly of the Bush Warfare Section | |
| SHAW | Lady (née Ma Myat Meik) | Arrived Calcutta on 2-5-42 and died at 5 Aundh Road, Kirkee. Wife of the late Sir George Shaw, C.S.I., I.C.S. | |
| SHAW | Andre (2½ yrs.), Winston (1½ ys.) | Died before the party reached Lashey. Children of Pte. Shaw and Mrs Mary Shaw | |
| SHAW | Mrs Mary | Died on the trek just before her party reached Kohima. Wife of Pte. Shaw who belonged to the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| SHAW | Pte. T. | Died at Kohima while trekking to India. Pte. T. Shaw belonged to the 2nd K.O.Y.L.I. Son of Mr Ernest Shaw of 30 Park Estate, South Kirby, Pontefract, Yorks | |
| SHEAD | Sgt. and Mrs and two children | Reported by Mr Rosemeyer to have been at the Namyung river on 16-6-42. Miss M.C. Vardon arrived at Margherita on 8.9.42 and reported that the whole family had died on the road between Shinbwiyang and Tipong. Formerly of the Rangoon Police | |
| SHEPPARD | Mr William | Died on the trek, 150 miles west of Shinbwiyang in May, 1942. William Sheppard belonged to the R.A.M.C., Lashio. A resident of 42nd Street, Rangoon. (Possibly the same as Mr William Sherard – see next entry) | |
| SHERARD | Mr William (21 yrs.) | Drowned at Mt. Abu on 4-5-42. Formerly of the R.A.M.C., (Burma) | |
| SHIRCORE | Mr H.W. | Died of cancer on 22-4-43 at his residence, 63 Wellesley Street, Calcutta. Formerly of the Burma Civil Service, 126 Upper Insein Road, Insein | |
| SIMEON | Mr and Mrs and children (number not known) | Killed on 6th May, 1942, during the bombing of Myitkyina Aerodrome. The witnesses were the Misses Nancy and Olive Thompson who made a report to this effect to the Chief refugee Administrator at Margherita on 4-9-42 | |
| SIMON | Miss | Last seen at Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42, since there is no further news she must now be presumed dead. Vide Supplementary List of Casualties on Shinbwiyang/Ledo Rd., No. 2, from the Refugee Administrator, Margherita, dated 20-11-42 | |
| SIMON | Mr William Waddington | Died of dysentery at Shinbwiyang in July, 1942. Reported by Miss Beryl Bowen and Mrs P. Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. The Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs (Burma) confirmed his death in a letter to his wife at Bangalore. Formerly Sub-Divisional Officer, Telegraphs, Magwe | |
| SIMMS | Mrs | Died at Tounkan. Reported by Mr and Mrs M.S. Parry at Calcutta on 18-1-43. Formerly Matron of the Military Hospital, Mingaladon, Rangoon, and mother of Capt. M. Morris | |
| SMART | Mr and Mrs | Seen on road before reaching Maingkwan but did not arrive there. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs Andews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Deaths must be presumed | |
| SMITH | Mr C.B. (Ben) and five children, Edward (10 yrs.), Walter ( 9 yrs.), Phillip ( 7 yrs.), Mary ( 2 yrs.) and Joyce (1 year) | Mr Smith died at Shinbwiyang Camp on 18-6-42. The children died later at Shinbwiyang. Mr Smith is survived by his wife and son Tony (5 yrs.), who arrived in Calcutta on 24-11-42. Residents of 43rd Street, Rangoon | |
| SMITH | Mr George (68 yrs.) | Died at Calcutta on 1-10-42. Formerly of the Ellerman Arracan Co. and a resident of 100 Brooking Street, Rangoon | 0 |
| SMITH | Mrs M. | Died at Yaw Bang in July, 1942. Reported at Margherita by Mrs W.M. Gomes and Mrs B. Garrety (née Smith) on 22-11-42. Wife of Mr H.C. Smith, Manager of the P. & G. Stores, Namtu | |
| SNADDEN | The Misses Adeline Georgina (15 yrs.), Peggy Pamela (11 yrs.) and Betty Jean ( 7 yrs.) and Mr H,G, | Died at Tagap Ga of dysentery and starvation during August, 1942. Reported by their mother Mrs N.F. Snadden who arrived Calcutta on 25-11-42. Daughters of H.G. Snadden, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Mrs N.F. Snadden of “East Lynne”, Civil Station Road, Insein. Their father (Mr H.G. Snadden) is said to be a Prisoner of War in the hands of the Japs, Their mother Mrs N.F. Snadden is c/o Mrs L. Minus, 75 Theatre Road, Calcutta | |
| SOLIDAY | Miss Ethel (12 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. According to reports from Sgt. Shaw and Sub. Indura Singh. Ref. Margherita report, dated 9-10-42, and Shinbwiyang report, dated 17/25-9-42. Pupil of Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| SOLOMON | Beulah | Died on 22-7-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| SOMMERVILLE | Mr E.J.C. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 29-8-42. reported by Mrs David on 29-10-42. Formerly an Ex Customs Officer of 35, 138th Street, Rangoon. Stepfather to Miss Winnie Brown (see previous entry) | |
| SPENDLOVE | Mr Walter Percy | Died about 12-6-42 on the Hukawng Valley route. Vide The Statesman, dated the 21st of September, 1942. Formerly of the P. and T. Wireless, Burma | |
| STAFORD | Mr | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List of deaths, dated the 11th July, 1942. Formerly of the Burma Corporation | |
| STANLEY | Mr R.W. | Died at Namchik on 21-6-42. Formerly Outdoor Assistant of Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co., and a resident of 112 Creek Street, East Rangoon | |
| STEEL | Sgt. A.M. | Died en route in May, 1942 – reported in The Statesman, dated 30-9-42. Sgt A.M. Steel belonged to the B.A.S. Corps and was formerly of the I.F. Coy., Ltd. | |
| STEVENS | Mrs | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr L.O. Nell at Margherita | |
| STIRLING | Mrs | Died at Shinbwiyang, July/August, 1942. Reported by Mr. Katz at Margherita. Daughter of Mrs Huntley | |
| STIRLING | Miss Carol | Died at Shinbwiyang. Reported by Mr Katz on 29-10-42. Daughter of Mrs Stirling above | |
| STRACEY | Mr and Mrs | Died on the Myitkyina/Maingkwan route. Information given by Miss Beryl Bower and Mrs Andrews at Margherita on 13-11-42. Formerly of Maymyo | |
| STRICKLAND | Mr C.L. | The Director-General, Posts and telegraphs (Burma) reports that:- Mr C.L. Strickland (Retired Superintendent of Post Offices, Burma) is reported to have died at Imphal after evacuation | |
| STRIPES | Mrs ( 45 yrs.) | Died on 6-6-42 at Barsaf (Naga Hills). Reported by her husband to the Deputy Conservator of Forests | |
| SUTHERLAND | Mrs C. | The Combined Indian Military Hospital, Saugor, C.P., reports that Mrs Sutherland (wife of Mr Clive Sutherland, S.D.O. of Mogok) died at 7-40 A.M. on the 28th April, 1942, of malaria and bacillary dysentery | |
| SWAN | Miss Betty ( 15 yrs.) and Master John (12 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang before the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub Indura Singh at Margherita. Both were pupils at Bishop Strachan's Home, Rangoon | |
| TAIK LIMKAR | (Scotty) | Died 3 days the other side of Shinbwiyang on or about 23-5-42 – reported by Mr Rosemeyer at Margherita. Taik Limkar was a British Chinese and son of the late L. Chin Tsong of Rangoon | |
| TATHAM | Mr James W. | Died on 6-7-42 and buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| TAYLOR | Mrs and Jennifer ( 10-12 yrs.) | On 15-6-42 these two were seen by Mrs Nicholas about 10 miles the other side of Namyung. On 30-11-42 the Refugee Administrator, Margherita reported that Mrs Taylor must now be presumed dead. Jennifer was left at Tagap Ga nursing a Mrs Gilbert – no further news since – she must also be presumed dead | |
| TAYLOR | Mr G. and Miss Grace | Mr G. Taylor died at Tounkan, and Miss Grace Taylor returned to Rangoon. Reported by Mr and Mrs M.S. Parry on 18-1-43. Miss Grace Taylor was on the staff of Baptist English High School at Rangoon | |
| TENNUN | Mr A. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 12-7-42 of pneumonia | |
| THELWALL | Mr Robert | Died in the Hukawng Valley in May, 1942. Vide The Statesman, dated 25-5-43 | |
| THOMAS | Mr | Died beyond Mainkwang about the 17th of May, 1942. In a letter, dated 12-8-42, Mr E.A. Moultrie stated that Mr Thomas was a member of his party | |
| THOMAS | Mr | Died this side of Shinbwiyang on 9-6-42 – report from Margherita. Formerly Workshop Superintendent, Myitkyina | |
| THOMAS | Mr Freddie G. | Died on the 19th June, 1942 of exhaustion between Shinbwiyang and the Naga Hills. Reported by his wife Mrs Ellen Thomas of 16 Wood Street, Shoolay, Bangalore. Formerly Wagon Foreman, Burma Railways, Myitnge | |
| THOMPSON | Mr & Mrs J.D., Glen (16 yrs), Leslie (14 yrs), Edward (12 yrs), & Dudley (10 yrs) | Two other children, Nancy and Olive, arrived in Calcutta on 11-9-42 and reported that their parents and these four brothers were last seen at Myitkyina on 6-5-42 – no news since | |
| THORSSEN (or Thorsen) | Tage | Died at Tagap Ga in early July. Reported by Mr Justice Braund. (A Swedish Subject) - The following entry was added on the 11th July 2014 and is an extract from "..and some fell by the wayside." by Major A.R. Tainsh "Mr Prien had remained behind at Maingkwan with his two servants to nurse Tage Thorson while the remainder of the Swedish party continued the journey to India. Mons. Hallberg had met Mr Arnold I.C.S., at the Namyang river crossing and had asked him to send a message back to Mr North, the Political Officer at Shinbwiyang, with a request to help the Swedes. North went down the river to Maingkwan by canoe and brought the two Swedes and their servants to Shinbwiyang. When Thorsen was well enough to continue the journey they set out for Tagup Ga, but could not proceed further as the Namyang river was in flood and it was impossible to ford. About the beginning of July Tage Thorson died and was buried at Tagup Ga." There is a little more info. in the book about Mr Thorson's "strength and courage." | |
| TINGLEY | Mrs and Iris (11 yrs.) and Elley ( 10 yrs) | Mrs Tingley died at Tagap Ga on 14-6-42. Iris and Elley died between Namyung and Pangsau about the last week of June, 1942. Reported at Margherita by Mr R. Berrill an Executive Engineer of the P.W.Dept., Burma. UPDATED April 2020 with info. from family member Roger Tingley. ".. the daughters of Phyllis Tingley, were Ursula and Iris (not Elley.)" | |
| TIZZARD | Rose M. | Died on 15-4-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| TRESHAM | Mrs Christie | Died at Tagap Ga on 14-6-42. reported by Administrator North, Margherita, on 3-7-42 | |
| TRINIDAD | Mr V. | Died at Panitola Hospital on 21-6-42 of dysentery and intestinal obstruction. Formerly of the Burma Rly. Battalion No. 1761 | |
| TRYPE | Mrs A.C. (alias Daw Shin) and grandchild | Died en route of exhaustion on 8-6-42 | |
| TRYPE | Mr A.C. | On 6-7-42 he was admitted to the Medical College Hospital – with pain and tenderness in hepatic regions and history of heart disease. Died on 18-7-42 at 11-5 A.M. Formerly a Retired Controller of Burma Railways, Rangoon | |
| TURNBULL | Mr and Mrs and Ernest | On 20-8-42 Margherita reported: “Mr Fisher stated that he met one of the sons at Shinbwiyang collecting rations. He saw him return to the family with the rations, who were about 2 miles ahead. He (Mr Fisher) did not see any of them again.” Ian and Sarah survivors of this family were found in Panitola Hospital in July, 1942, by Dr. (Mrs) C.B. Aaron with whom they are now living. On 30-11-42 the Refugee Administrator, Margherita, reported that there was no further news of Mr and Mrs Turnbull and Ernest and that they must now be presumed dead | |
| TURNBULL | Mrs Lydia Sophia | Died at Tirrup Camp, Naga Hills, on 1-7-42 | |
| UPTON | Brigadier Norman Royce, M.B.E., P.S.C. | Died of fever. Vide The Statesman, dated either the 13th or 14th September, 1942. Formerly of the Essex Regiment and latterly on the General Staff, H.Q. Army in Burma, Myitkyina | |
| VAILLANT | Mr Gerald Vivian aged 81 and Miss Cecilia Catherine aged 69 | Died at Shinbwiyang on 10-5-42 and 2-6-42 respectively. Reported by Mrs P. Johnson | |
| VERTANNES | Mrs Alice | Died at Srinagar on the 9th of September, 1942. Wife of the late George Vertannes of Rangoon. | |
| VERTANNES | Mr and John, Anne, Colleen and an aunt of the children | Mr Vertannes and the aunt died at Kangdaw in July, 1942. Colleen died at Shinbwiyang, July/August, 1942. Anne died at Panitola Hospital on 18-11-42. All these deaths reported by the Refugee Administrator, Margherita | |
| VRASALOVICH | Mr (80 yrs.) | Died one day's journey the other side of Shinbwiyang on 28-5-42. Reported by Mr Rosemeyer on 20-8-42 | |
| WALES | Mr Alfred | Died on the trek from Burma in 1942. Vide The Statesman, dated 4-8-43 | |
| WALES | Mr Charles ( 61 yrs.) | Died in 1942, while on the trek from Burma. Vide The Sunday Statesman of 7-3-43 | |
| WALES | Mr Frederick William ( 72 yrs.) | Died on the trek from Burma in 1942. Vide The Sunday Statesman dated 1-8-43. Formerly Head Clerk I.F. Coy., Rangoon | |
| WALES | Miss Ida | Died on the trek from Burma in 1942. Vide The Sunday Statesman dated 3-8-43. | |
| WALES | Mrs Joy | Died on the trek from Burma in 1942. Vide The Sunday Statesman dated 1-8-43. Wife of Mr George Wales | |
| WALLEY | Sgt. | Died at Shinbwiyang in July, 1942. Reported by the Refugee Officer, Margherita | |
| WARD | (2 children) | These two children were killed in Mandalay – other details are lacking. Children of Mrs Alice Ward, Child's Nurse of 12/97th Street, Rangoon | |
| WARDLEWORTH | Mrs | Killed at Myitkyina aerodrome during a Jap raid on 6-5-42, while waiting for a plane. Information from Miss Lovett's diary | |
| WARNER | Pte. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 18-9-42. Reported by Refugee Officer, Margherita. Pte. Warner belonged to the Duke's Regiment | |
| WATMORE | Mr | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma Evacuee Welfare Department) in a List, dated the 6th of May, 1942. Formerly of the I.B.P., Co., Ltd. | |
| WEATHERALL | Mrs Myra and Patricia (18 yrs.), Joan ( 16 yrs.) | Died. Mrs Myra Weatherall died at Tagap Ga early in July, 1942. Patricia died at Tagap Ga late in July, 1942, and Joan died at Tagap Ga, July/August, 1942. Information given by the Misses Nancy and Olive Thompson at Margherita | |
| WEATHERBEE | Mr Henry | Sent to Hospital from Sealdah Station and died on 6-6-42. Buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta, Cemetery on 7-6-42. Formerly of Rowe & Co., Ltd., Rangoon | |
| WEBB | Mr L.S. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42. Reported by Administrator North, Margherita. Formerly of the Aircraft Coy., Loiwing | |
| WEBLING | Mrs W.A. | Reported to have died at the Elizabeth Nursing Home, Bombay, on 20-7-42. Buried at the Sewri Cemetery, Bombay | |
| WEIDEMANN | Mr and Mrs H. | According to a statement made by their daughter Merlace who arrived Calcutta on 12-12-42, Mr and Mrs Wiedemann died at Shinbwiyang within a few days of one another in July, 1942, on the trek to India. Formerly of the Burma Secretariat, Rangoon | |
| WEIR | Miss Molly ( 15 yrs.) | Died of cerebral malaria and dysentery at Shinbwiyang Camp on the 29th of July, 1942. Reported by her sister (Barbara Weir), Windsor House, Churchgate Reclamation, Bombay) Miss Molly Weir is the step-daughter of H.R. Newman, formerly of Strand Block, 44th Street, Rangoon | |
| WEIR | Major Thomas | Was swept away while crossing the Namyung River on 7th June, 1942. Vide letter R.C. 45/111/22, Margherita Casualty List | |
| WELLS | Mrs C.L. | Died at the Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, on 19-5-42 of B.T. malaria and paralysis of the lower limbs. (Burma address – C/o Deputy Director of Agriculture, Bassein) | |
| WELLS | Mrs W.R. | Died between Shinbwiyang and Tagap Ga on 7-6-42. Reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42 – later confirmed by Mrs N.F. Snadden, who was with them on the trek. They are survived by Mr W.R. Wells and Voilet Wells, now at the Evacuee Camp, Coimbatore, S.I. | |
| WELLS | Barbara | Died at Tagap Ga in the second week of July, 1942. Reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42 – later confirmed by Mrs N.F. Snadden, who was with them on the trek. They are survived by Mr W.R. Wells and Voilet Wells, now at the Evacuee Camp, Coimbatore, S.I. | |
| WELLS | Dicky | Died at Tagap Ga in the third week of July, 1942. Reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42 – later confirmed by Mrs N.F. Snadden, who was with them on the trek. They are survived by Mr W.R. Wells and Voilet Wells, now at the Evacuee Camp, Coimbatore, S.I. | |
| WELLS | Douglas | Died about the end of October, 1942. Reported by the Misses Thompson at Margherita on 4-9-42 – later confirmed by Mrs N.F. Snadden, who was with them on the trek. They are survived by Mr W.R. Wells and Voilet Wells, now at the Evacuee Camp, Coimbatore, S.I. | |
| WELTI | Mrs E. | Died on 13-9-42. Formerly of Victoria Point, Burma | |
| WEST | Mr Edward Frank | Died on the 14th September, 1942, at the Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta. Formerly of the Burma Corporation, Ltd., Mansam Falls, Burma, and latterly of Titaghur Paper Mills, Kankinara | |
| WHAPHAM | Mr C.H. | Death reported by Mr J.M.G. Fann, I.C.S. (Government of Burma, Evacuee Welfare Department), in a List, dated the 6th May, 1942. Formerly of the Burma Railways | |
| WHEELER | Lieut-Col. L.G. | Killed in action in April, 1943. Formerly of the Burma Rifles | |
| WHITE | Miss Barbara (12 yrs.) | Died at Yaw Bang the end of August, 1942. Reported by Sgt. Shaw and Sub Indura Singh at Margherita. Pupils of St. Matthew's High School, Moulmein | |
| WHITE | Miss Thelma | Died in Calcutta of enteric fever on the 6th September, 1943. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs H.J.O. White of the Port Commissioners, Rangoon. Vide The Statesman, dated 8th September, 1943 | |
| WHITTAM | Mrs Hilda Esther | Died on the 15th July, 1942, at 15 Thornhill Road, Allahabad. Wife of Mr W.R. Whittam of Rangoon | |
| WILBY | Mrs Alice and Arnold | Died at Namlip in the first week of July, 1942. Reported by Miss Agnus Clart at Margherita. It is also stated that papers picked up from a corpse indicate the body was that of Mrs Alice Wilby | |
| WILDING | Mr H. | Died on the Manipur Road. Reported by R. Young at Margherita | |
| WILKINS | Mr J.E. | Died at Ripon Mansions, Calcutta | |
| WILLIAMS | Mr and Jennie and Elsie and Reginald | Mr Liddy met a son and daughter at Shamlung, they stated the remainder of the family were at Tagum Ga. No further news, therefore the whole family must now be presumed dead. Vide Supplementary List of Casualties on Shinbwiyang/Ledo Rd., No. 2, dated Margherita, 20-11-42 | |
| WILLIAMS | Mr Archie N.P. | Left at Myitkyina seriously injured – no further news. He is survived by two sons, Donald and Roger who reported his death at Calcutta on 15-1-43 | |
| WILLIAMS | Mrs A.N.P. (Hazel Mary) | Wife of the above, she was killed in the bombing of Mandalay on 3-4-42. She is survived by two sons, Donald and Roger who reported her death at Calcutta on 15-1-43 | |
| WILLIAMS | Mr and Mrs C.J. | Mr Williams died of malaria and Mrs Williams died of dysentery within eight days of each other at Maingkwan, in July, 1942. Reported by Mrs W.M. Gomes and Mrs B. Garrety at Margherita on 22-11-42. Mr C.J. Williams was formerly Manager of Coombes & Coy., Lashio | |
| WILLIAMS | Harold R.H.P. | It is stated that a son of Mrs I.E. Williams died on the hill route between Sumprabum and Shinbwiyang. It is therefore presumed that this son is Harold R.H.P. Williams | |
| WILLIAMS | Mrs I.E. ( 67 yrs.) | Died at Shinbwiyang on 20-9-42. Formerly a resident of 380 Commissioners Road, Rangoon | |
| WILLIAMS | Mrs Ruby Patricia and Gloria and Wendy | Died on the hill route between Sumprabum and Shinbwiyang. She is survived by her husband Mr N.A.P. Williams and two children Barbara and Fern | |
| WILTSHIRE | Mr W.D. | Last seen by Mr Findlay at Taguplung 3 miles the other side of Namyung about the 18th June, 1942. No further news – his death must now be presumed. Formerly Headmaster, Govt. High School, Namtu | |
| WOOD | 2/Lt. C.E. | Died on evacuation from Burma – formerly of the B.A.S. Corps. Reported by the Burma Army Headquarters, Simla | |
| WOOD | Mrs Muriel and Laura | Died of heart attack on the side of the road while trekking. reported by Mrs Ady, of Ady Road, Rangoon. A later report stated that Mrs Muriel Wood died between Nylungga and Tagunhka – a daughter Laura also died between these two places. Wife of Mr William S. Wood of Tavoy. The husband and a son are left behind in Tavoy | |
| WOODWORTH | Mr F.E. | Died at St. George's Hospital, Bombay, on 20-7-42, and buried at the Sewri Cemetery | |
| WRIGHT | Pte. | Died – vide letter No. R.C. 45/18/22, Margherita Casualty List. He belonged to the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| WRIGHT | Sub. Lt. Arthur | Died of wounds received in action in Burma on 5-5-43. Vide The Statesman, dated 5-5-43. Formerly of the Burma R.N.V.R. | |
| WRIGHT | Mrs May | A letter picked up near a group of corpses by Mr Lindop on Shinbwiyang Road, indicates that one corpse may have been that of Mrs Wright. Also it is possible that someone may have been carrying the letter for delivery to Mrs Wright as it was addressed to Punjab. ------ The Anglo-Burmese Library is happy to be able to say that this entry is incorrect. May Wright survived the trek and received the rather tattered and well-travelled letter some time later. | |
| WYATT | Pte. “ALMA” (22 yrs.) | Died of dysentery at Tagap Ga. Reported at Margherita on 4-9-42 by the Misses Nancy and Olive Thompson. He is a Private in the Gloucesters | |
| XAVIER | Mr D.W.H. | Died in Calcutta. A resident of 433 Prome Road, Rangoon | |
| XAVIER | Mr P.M. | It is reported that Mr P.M. Xavier (Late Record Keeper of the I.G. of Police, Burma) died at the General Hospital, Madras, on the 17th July1942, of malaria | |
| YOUNG | Capt. | Died at Shinbwiyang on 29-8-42. He belonged to the K.O.Y.L.I. | |
| YOUNG | Mrs F.W. | Died of exhaustion on the trek from Burma | |
| YOUNG | Mr W.O. | Died at Imphal Hospital on 2-8-42 of dysentery and cerebral malaria. Formerly Permanent Way Inspector, Burma-China Rlys., Lashio | |
| UNKNOWN | Baby | Died on 29-6-42 – buried at Tollygunge, Calcutta | |
| UNKNOWN | Rosario or Dolores | Died at Sumprabum. Reported by Deputy Commissioner, Putao | |
| UNKNOWN | Reidy or Wilby | A letter picked up near a group of corpses on the Shinbwiyang Road, from a man to his wife seem to indicate some connection with the Reidy family and was probably being carried by Mrs A. Wilby. Source of information – Mr Lindop | |
| UNKNOWN | Anglo-Indian | Died at Shinbwiyang on 24-7-42. Reported by the Administrator North, Margherita |