Kohima

The Kohima Museum in York is the only Museum in the UK to concentrate totally on the Burma Campaign of WW2. As far as I am aware it is only one or two such museums globally - the other being 10 miles outside of Kohima on the Imphal road. Want to know about the Siege of Kohima & the battle for control of the road? Visit this small museum in York kohimamuseum@yahoo.co.uk

Open every Thursday morning and by arrangement for groups

one of the Royal Warwickshire regiment TA battalions was converted to 122 Light Anti- Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery in 36 British Division. 2 Batteries were then swopped with 100 (8th Gordon HIghlanders) Anti Tank Regiment RA who were with 2nd British Division, who lifted the siege of Kohima and opened the road to Imphal 4th April - 22nd June 1944.

On ‎08‎/‎03‎/‎2014 at 12:43, Harry Fecitt said:

 

The Punjabi Memorial at FSD (Field Supply Depot) above Garrison Hill, Kohima.

 

This fine memorial definitely needs re-furbishing, but I doubt that India and Pakistan will ever get together to fund the necessary work.

 

Does any Member have any connections with ex-Punjabi officers who might be interested in fund-raising to restore this memorial?

 

(Chris, the in-town British Regimental memorials look OK because the local Nagas want them to be that way.)

The CWGC has taken control of all of the external Memorials including the QOCH on Point 5120

1. Thanks but I don't believe that it is. The thing is clearly from the period and what purpose would be served by it?
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Can anyone identify the large rank slide with the 'pips'. I have it in the Kohima Museum in York so it was donated by a Burma Veteran of the 2nd Division, so I am assuming that it is Japanese, however we do not have any information on it.

It certainly isn't a British rank slide. it has been suggested that it is INA as it approximates British....but....