Hi Can anybody find any information regarding Ernest Martin Baston (born Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1913 - died 7th June 1944. He was Lance Corporal 3604209 - 9th Bn. Border Regiment. He is buried in Imphal War Cemetery, India. The only other thing I can find is a newspaper article from 22nd February where his mother received news he had been wounded while serving in the East. Any help is much appreciated Thanks Darin.
Hi Darin - Have you checked the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website? If not, you will find documents linked to his burial at Imphal War Cemetery. If you click on the link and scroll down you'll see a section called CWGC ARCHIVES: Casualty Also, you can send off for his service records. With those it is usually possible to find out a lot of information: Get a copy of military service records: Apply for the records of someone who's deceased - GOV.UK In the meantime, there may be someone on here that can give you some helpful info about his regiment. Julie.
UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Ernest Baston Given Initials: E M Rank: Private Death Date: 7 Jun 1944 Number: 3604209 Birth Place: Newcastle-on-Tyne Residence: Newcastle-on-Tyne Branch at Enlistment: Infantry Theatre of War: Burma Regiment at Death: Border Regiment Branch at Death: Infantry UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Name: Ernest Martin Baston Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1913 Death Date: 7 Jun 1944 Cemetery: Imphal War Cemetery Ind. 10 Burial Country: India Father: Robert Baston Mother: Margaret A Baston Regimental Number: 3604209 Region or Memorial: India Other Records: On Ancestry he appears in 4 public family trees Ernest Martin Baston Birth: Jan 1913 - Northumberland, England Death: 7th June 1944 F: Robert Baston M: Margaret Ann Daley TD Added England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Name: Ernest M Baston Mother's Maiden Name: Daley Registration Year: 1913 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District Inferred County: Northumberland Volume: 10b Page: 123
1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION 175a Beaconsfield Street , Newcastle-upon-Tyne C.B., Northumberland NAME DOB OCCUPATION Robert Baston 29 Jan 1872 General Labourer (Shipyard) Margaret Ann Baston 19 Apr 1875 Unpaid Domestic Duties Ernest Martin Baston 01 Jan 1913 Upholsterer (Lino & Carpet Layer)
As to how L/Cpl Baston was wounded, the 9th Battalion were in 17th ('Black Cat') Division and were conducting fighting patrols in the Chin Hills at the time - another man was wounded on the same date, and two more a few nights later, it's possible the battalion and/or divisional War Diaries might refer to an action or operation. There's a forum dedicated to The Border Regiment, might be worth asking on there too. Cheers, Pat.
