Hi all, this is a fatastic site and I have read and looked at many photos. I only wonder if there is a DLI site for those who fought in Burma?? My dad was there and it would be a great help. regards GeordieM
Hello Geordie, Welcome to the site . Try and take a look here at a former members site. DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY 1920-46 Theres a Kohima section amongst others . Its very very good ! 2nd DLI Kohima Kyle
Welcome Geordie, Have you applied for his service records? They would help you work out exactly where he was and when. You might have seen this list of books about the Regiment already: Book List - Second World War - Durham Record Office The D.L.I. at War by David Rissik is a good general history. You can read some chunks of it through a Google Books preview. The section on 2 DLI in India/Burma starts about page 163. See if this link works for you: The D.L.I. at War
Welcome aboard. Others may come along and help. Always apply for his Service Record, even if the turnaround is reported as a year plus now. See: Get a copy of military service records Upload the records here once you've obtained them and then the forum can get to work on them. Please do not pay for any site on the internet who promise you his service records they will not have them, and you would have wasted your money. Adding what you have already found can help, saves others from duplication. A Date of Birth and a Service Number help, though the experts here can surmount that gap. I have noted the 'Other Ranks' rarely feature in Google searches unless they have been awarded gallantry medals or written their memoirs. Searching Google will sometimes bring you back here. You must be agile and keep going. War diaries can contain almost anything. At the very least, they give the daily movements and most important actions of every unit. They may also contain information on casualties, message logs, rolls of officers (but not O.R.'s), maps, orders, and much else. They are available at the PRO to everyone. Drew5233 and some others are willing to scan them for the benefit of those who cannot get to the National Archives at Kew. It depends of course how much you want to know, just one battle or campaign for an example. Please come back and tell us what you found. Scanning threads it is clear some discover the site years after your posts and add their information or request help. Good luck.
Just for clarity the above does not apply to the site links I gave earlier . Theres no charge for anything on that site. Kyle
I recommend the book on 2 DLI " For Your Tomorrow " by Harry Moses it has a detailed section on the Arracan and Burma .
Thanks PackRat made an interesting read,so much so that I have now bought the book,thanks again. regards GeordieM
