IN MEMORY OF A Trooper ADAMA BAZABRAMA GC/30058, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 07 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper ADAMU DAN AUDU NA/112788, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 10 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper ADEDOKUN LAYIWOLA NA/50248, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 11 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper AJAYA BASARE GC/20312, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 16 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper AKANNI AMADU NA/123749, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 04 October 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper ALI GRUNSHI GC/55352, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 14 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Corporal ALI HADEIJA NA/41214, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 12 March 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper AMADU ISA NA/32982, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 18 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Serjeant AMONGA FRAFRA GC/12391, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 22 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper ATIGA NAVRONGO GC/16069, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 12 February 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Corporal AUDU KANO NA/26202, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 20 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Lance Corporal AVERRA ABUNKU NA/63369, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 20 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. B Corporal BAWA KANJARGA GC/14443, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 16 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper BOGERA FRAFRA GC/16376, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 16 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Corporal BRAIMA MOSHI GC/12472, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 14 November 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper BUBWA YOLA NA/116399, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 24 February 1945 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. C Brigadier RICHARD NORTON CARTWRIGHT D S O CO till March 1944 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, Royal Armoured Corps Who died age 30 on 01 July 1944 Son of Brigadier-General Garnier Norton Cartwright, R.A., C.M.G., D.S.O., and of Isabel Cartwright (nee Masters), of Ixworth, Suffolk. CHITTAGONG CEMETERY, Bangladesh 6. F. 12. D Trooper DANGHARA BAKAI NA/62966, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 12 March 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper DOGON LAMBA NA/49028, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 23 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Corporal EDWARD DOOTSON 3774678 Who died age 25 on 18 March 1944 Son of George and Rose Catherine Dootson, of Parr, St. Helens, Lancashire. TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY 12. F. 21. Trooper DUTSI LAI NA/39990, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 18 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. F Corporal FAIERA KOINDU SLA/36075, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 24 December 1943 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper FONBA MANOWA SLA/36792, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 30 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. H Lieutenant WILLIAM DICK HARDING 273738 – Royal Artillery attd. 81 West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died age 23 on 30 April 1944 Son of John and Margaret Harding. RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 1. J Trooper JAMES MOIBA SLA/37018, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 30 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper JAMES OLANIPEKUN LONGE NA/53139, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 22 March 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper JOHN LAMBOI SLA/46070, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 04 March 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper JOHNSON MOKONI NA/123731, 81st West African Div. Sigs., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 12 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. K Trooper KODJO NKRUMA GC/43501, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 07 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper KOFI BOYETEY GC/33282, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 06 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. L Trooper LAWRENCE BONSU GC/34227, 81st Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 02 November 1943 KIRKEE 1939-1945 MEMORIAL Panel 15. M Trooper MAGAWATA DUMBUGAJI NA/65239, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 30 October 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper MAMMAN BAMA NA/62615, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 10 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Corporal MAMMAN MAIKALI NA/61650, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 22 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper MATTIA KOLOMA SLA/26970, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 07 November 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper MOMO BORNU NA/82931, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 12 March 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper MUNDU ALAJABA NA/62668, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 16 January 1945 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Corporal MUSA KAIEMA SLA/26062, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 30 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. N Trooper NGAMANGA JOSEPH SLA/36940, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 30 April 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Serjeant EDMUND FRANK NICHOLLS 4075644, Royal Armoured Corps Attd. 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died age 29 on 10 November 1944 Son of Pte. Frank Phillip Nicholls, The Monmouthshire Regt. (killed in action in Belgium, 12th April, 1918), and Mrs. Nicholls; husband of Maureen C. Nicholls, of Tonbridge, Kent. RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 1. O Trooper OBUM AGBA NA/48476, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 23 November 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. P Lance Corporal PAUL BILA GC/34307, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 16 December 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Corporal WALTER PRESCOTT 3389579 Who died age 27 on 20 January 1944 TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY 12. C. 8. S Trooper SAKA WALLA GC/22328, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 10 June 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. U Corporal UMARU DABA NA/36497, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 24 January 1945 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 109. Trooper UMARU YOLA NA/66521, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 13 June 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. W Corporal DOUGLAS CHARLES WHITEHOUSE 4917146– South Staffordshire Regt Who died age 23 on 20 January 1944 Son of Frederick and Ellen Whitehouse, of Barr Common, Staffordshire. TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY 4. B. 19. Y Trooper YAW DONKOR GC/22286, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 09 January 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. Trooper YUSUFU FIKA NA/37277, 81st West African Div., West African Reconnaissance Regiment, R.W.A.F.F. Who died on 09 May 1944 RANGOON MEMORIAL Face 110. If this list is incomplete please let me know. Cheers Paul
Bio by Graeme Clarke who is researching the Walsall roll of honour Douglas Charles WHITEHOUSE Corporal 4917146 81st Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps, Royal Armoured Corps Died in Burma on Thursday 20 January 1944 Douglas was born in Walsall on Monday 31 January 1921, the son of Frederick and Ellen (nee Green) Whitehouse of ‘Corbyn’, Bosty Lane, Barr Beacon. He attended Willow House School and later assisted his father in the family business of Whitehouse and Bevan, machine tool manufacturers of Marlow Street, Walsall. In August 1939 he joined the territorial 7th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment and was on a training camp on the Gower Peninsular when war was declared and he immediately enrolled in the Regular Army. Serving in the South Staffordshire Regiment he spent 15 months at Whittington Barracks instructing lorry drivers. He was drafted overseas in September 1941 on the troopship “Anaconda” to Lagos, Nigeria. He then travelled to Kano where he trained natives to drive Bren gun carriers. He served for over 2 years in India and Burma. The 81st Regiment was formed in Nigeria in early 1943 and arrived at Bombay on Saturday 6 November 1943. It was then transferred to Chiranga in Burma and given the task of defending the Tehnaf Peninsula. In January 1944 the regiment’s main task was the defence of Maungdaw and the domination of the coastal plains of the West Mayu, Burma. This was accomplished by establishing patrol bases within enemy held territory and ‘calling down’ aircraft and artillery strikes on Japanese positions. Scout car and carrier patrols also operated over the area as well as various waterborne operations. Douglas was killed when hit by an anti-tank shell during operations at 23 years of age. He is buried in Taukkyan War Cemetery in Grave 4.B.19 and is also commemorated on the Aldridge War Memorial and on the family grave at Rushall Parish Church. Cheers Paul