Sergeant
1394803
Nav./W.Op.
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died on
Sunday, 12th September 1943. Age 20.
Additional Information: Son of Matthew James Garbett and Winifred Garbett, of Thornton Heath.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: REIGATE (REDSTONE) CEMETERY, Surrey, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Plot C. Grave 2070.
Private
14700002
2nd Bn., Worcestershire Regiment
who died on
Sunday, 15th April 1945. Age 21.
Additional Information: Son of Esther Humphries, of Fallings Heath, Wednesbury, Staffordshire.
Commemorative Information
Memorial: RANGOON MEMORIAL, Myanmar
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Face 12.
Location: The Rangoon Memorial is situated in Taukkyan War Cemetery, which is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on PY1 road (formerly Prome Road), about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible. The Memorial stands in the centre of the Cemetery, surrounded by the graves of more than 6,000 men who fought and died with those whom it commemorates, whose remains were brought from the battlefield cemeteries at Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw, and from scattered jungle and roadside graves all over Burma. It is in the form of two long open garden courts flanked by covered walks and joined by an open rotunda. The names of the fallen are carved on the inner faces of broad rectangular piers placed at intervals to form the sides of the covered walks. Through these colonnades can be seen the green lawns of the cemetery and the colourful garden courts. On the frieze inside the rotunda are inscribed in English these words: 1939-1945 HERE ARE RECORDED THE NAMES OF TWENTY SEVEN THOUSAND SOLDIERS OF MANY RACES UNITED IN SERVICE TO THE BRITISH CROWN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN BURMA AND ASSAM BUT TO WHOM THE FORTUNE OF WAR DENIED THE CUSTOMARY RITES ACCORDED TO THEIR COMRADES IN DEATH Also engraved on the rotunda in English, Burmese, Hindi, Urdu and Gurmukhi is the additional inscription: THEY DIED FOR ALL FREE MEN
Serjeant
4969245
2nd Bn., Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regt.)
who died on
Saturday, 24th April 1943. Age 34.
Additional Information: Husband of Eunice Mary Garbett, of Langwith Junction, Nottinghamshire.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: MASSICAULT WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: V. B. 8.
Location: Massicault War Cemetery is about 25 kilometres south-west of Tunis on Route P5 to Medjez-el-Bab.
Historical Information: Most of the men buried in this cemetery lost their lives in the preparations for the final drive to Tunis in April 1943, and in that advance at the beginning of May. There are 1576, 1939-1945 Commonwealth war casualties commemorated in this site, of these 130 are unidentified. Also commemorated here are 2 Foreign National casualties.
Flying Officer
91055
934 Balloon, Royal Air Force (Aux. Air Force)
who died on
Friday, 8th August 1941. Age 43.
Additional Information: Son of Percival and Bridgit Garbett; husband of Kitty Garbett, of Boscastle, Cornwall. Sec. C. Cons.
Commemorative Information
Cemetery: PLYMOUTH (EFFORD) CEMETERY, Devon, United Kingdom
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: Grave 8849.