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A.B.R.O.
 ( Army in Burma Reserve of Officers )
Roll of Honour


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Casualty
   Source     Surname        Forename                  Rank                                                                  Memorial                                                                                            Date
WWWWFrederickName Name NRankmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMemorialMMMMCasualtyMM Datemmm      
CWGCAdams, MBEDavidLt Colonel, ABRO 139, Att'd Burma Army Service CorpsKanchanaburi War Cemetary (10.P.1) Age: 3027/06/1946
CWGCAndersonOliver CharlesCaptain, ABRO - Trek Casualties gives him as ABRO, Burma LeviesRangoon Memorial Face 111. Son of John and Catherine Anderson, of Edinburgh; husband of Anne Drummond Anderson, of Edinburgh. Age: 4117/06/1942
CWGCArmstrongJohn HunterLt Colonel, ABRO 60Drumcar (St. Fintan) Church of Ireland Churchyard. Son of Robert and Catherine Armstrong, of Dublin. Age: 3318/05/1946
CWGCBankes, MCPeter Robert SandhamCaptain, ABRO 367Rangoon Memorial (Face 111). Son of the Revd. Conrad Douglas Richard Oakeley Bankes, M.A., and Dorothy Bankes; husband of Pearl P. Bankes, of Tidmarsh, Berkshire Age: 3227/11/1943
CWGCBarrieAlexander BatholmewCaptain, ABRO ?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. Casualty: 7/8/194207/08/1942
CWGCBasuN KLt. ABRO 272. Medical ServiceRangoon Memorial (Face 111)19/05/1942
CWGCBenerjeeALt, ABRO?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. 30/06/1942
CWGCBrendleThomas FrederickLt, ABRO 493Taukkyan War Cemetary (7A.E.18). Husband of Alice Brendle, of Stockton Heath, Lancashire. Age: 5805/05/1945
CWGCBrownD.M.Second Lt, ABRO 1517Rangoon Memorial Face 17. Son of Peter and Erskine Sinclair Murray Brown, of Glasgow. Age:34 22/06/1942
CWGCCallaghanTerance EdgarLt, ABRO?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. Son of William and Grace Callaghan; husband of Sybil Agnes Callaghan, of Glasgow. Age: 36 20/06/1942
CWGCColeV.ASecond Lt. ABRO 593Rangoon Memorial (Face 111)18/05/1942
CWGCDaviesGlyndwr MorganCaptain, ABRO 539 Att'd Burma Army Service CorpsGauhati War Cemetary (C.4.17) Son of William Morgan Davies and Sophia Jane Davies, of Pen-y-law, Cardiff; husband of Joyce Delia Davies. Age: 4827/06/1942
CWGCD'Costa, MB BS (Rangoon)John EldonCaptain, ABRO 429, Att'd 77 (Burma) Field AmbulanceTaukkyan Memorial (28.H.22) Son of Joseph Aloysius and Elfleda Constance D'Costa. Age: 3029/12/1946
CWGCDennerLuisSecond LtCalcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetary (Ploth Grave 25) Son of Janetta Denner, of Holsworthy, Devon. Age: 42 Casualty: 02/06/1942 and 30/06/194230/06/1942
CWGCEdgleyHugh John NormanMajor, ABRO 73, Att'd Burma Frontier ForceRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of the Hon. Sir Norman Edgley, Kt., K.C., and of Lady Edgley (nee Daley), of Bournemouth, Hampshire. B.A. (Oxon.). Age: 2417/04/1942
CWGCEdmond, A.M.I.Mech.E.JohnSecond Lt, ABRO ??Taukkan War Cemetary (25-G-20) Son of John A. Edmond and Agnes Mathieson Edmond, of Haddington, East Lothian. Age: 3919/04/1942
CWGCEvansGarreth GwyneSecond Lt, ABRO?Rangoon Momorial Face 111. Son of Mrs. A. J. Evans, of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire. Age: 30 30/04/1942
CWGCFrere, MCFrankLt Colonel, ABRO 292Sai Wan War Cemetary (IC9). Son of Sidney and Annie Frere. Age 46. Casualty: 27/4/1943.27/04/1943
CWGCGoldberg. MDErnestLt. ABRO 192"Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Age: ? 27/04/1942
CWGCGopes Chandra Das, MD Captain, ABRO 156, Medical Service"Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Age: ? 14/09/1944
CWGCGrigson, MA (Oxen)Aubery HerbertCaptain, ABRO ? Bombay Burma Trading Corporation"Taukkan War Cemetary (18-F-13) Son of the Revd. Canon W. S. Grigson and Mrs. N. B. Grigson; husband of Yoma Grigson, of Bath. Age: 41 27/04/1942
CWGCHallErnest EvelynSecond Lt, ABRO?Rangoon Momorial Face 111. Son of Eugene Joseph and Millicent Evelyn Hall; husband of Irene Winnifred Hall, of Lahore, Pakistan. Age: 4620/01/1942
CWGCHallRaymond EdwardABRO?Rangoon Momorial Face 111. Son of Herbert E. and Lucy Raymond Hall, of Seaford, Sussex. (Killed in Action)20/01/1942
CWGCHallowesThomas Eustace BrabozanMajor, ABRO 536Taukkyan War Cemetary (21.E.18) Son of the Revd. Bernard Hallowes, M.A., and Grace Hallowes, of Langtree, Devon. Age: 3920/01/1942
CWGCHiltonPercivalSecond Lt., ABRO 545Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Age: ?07/09/1944
CWGCHodgson, BA (Cantab)Gordon EgertonMajor, ABRO 81, Attd 2nd Battlion , Burma RiflesNew Albany National Cemetary, Indiana, USA (Sec F Coll Grave 103) Age:2725/05/1944
CWGCHowardCharles HenryCaptain, ABRO 813, Att'd 9th Burma RiflesDelhi War Cemetary (1.J.15) Husband of Carol Howard, of Bosham, Sussex Age:3828/05/1942
 Howe, MCWilliam ArthurSecond Lt, ABRO 511, Royal Air ForceCasualty: 4/1/194604/01/1946
CWGCIspahanayA. ACaptain, ABRO 47Taukkyan Memorial Casualty: 21/2/194221/02/1942
CWGCJohannesBenjamine OscarCaptain, ABRO 273, Att'd Burma Labour CorpsRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thaddus Johannes; husband of Violet Tresham Johannes, of Alvaston, Derby Age: 5015/05/1942
CWGCJohnstone, B.Sc., B.LL. (Rangoon University)Bernard ReginaldMajor, ABRO 588, Mentioned in DispatchesRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of Reginald and Olive Johnstone, of North Cheam, Surrey. Age: 3013/12/1944
CWGCKettridgeErnest BryanCaptain, ABRO 465Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Age: 2820/07/1944
CWGCKhin Maung Captain, ABRO 101Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) 15/04/1942
CWGCLilleyHugh MichaelCaptain, ABRO 100, Att'd Burma RiflesRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. V. Lilley, of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Age: 2601/02/1942
CWGCMcCrindleEric JohnMajor, ABRO 441, att'd SOE Burma SectionRangoon Memorial, Face 111 Born 16.3.1912, son of John Foote and Nora McCrindle, Southbourne, Hampshire. Graduated Cambridge University (B.A.) Employed Magregor and Co. (Timber Merchants) SOE Operation Harlington - POW January 1943 near Pyagawpu, Burma (Killed in Action)15/02/1944
CWGCMullickS.CLt, ABRO?Rangoon Momorial Face 111. Casualty: 18/5/1942.18/05/1942
CWGCNimmo, DSO, BA (Cantab)James RussellMajor, ABRO 274, Att'd: The Burma Regiment Att'd: Force 136 Burma SectionRangoon War Cemetary, 2.G.17. Son of Alexander and Eliza Brown Nimmo, of Falkirk, Stirlingshire. Employed Magregor and Co. (Timber Merchants) SOE Operation Harlington - POW January 1943 near Pyagawpu, Burma. (Killed in Action)15/02/1944
OtherNormanXavier DouglasSecond Lt, ABRO ?? Imphal War Cemetary (7K9). Husband of Ma Mi Xavier of Rangoon and Benson Town, Bangalore Cantonment, India. Age: 4813/07/1945
CWGCOliverFrederick GeorgeCaptain, ABRO 316Calcutta (Bhowanipore ) Cemetary . Plot O, Row C Grave 39. Burma Post And Telegraph - Signals Son of Andrew and Marie Oliver; husband of Irene Arabella Oliver, of Calcutta, India Age: 5412/06/1942
CWGCPerrySamuelLt, ABRO 499Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of William and Hanna Perry; husband of Mary Perry, of Port Dickson, Malaya. Age: 4211/08/1942
CWGCPryke, MA(Cantab)Peter StanleyLt. Colonel, ABRO 77, Att'd - 8th Burma RiflesRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of Sir William Robert Dudley Pryke, 2nd Bt., and of Lady Pryke (nee Brown), of Whetstone, Middlesex. Age: 2819/02/1945
CWGCRamanR.KLt, ABRO 457"Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) 12/04/1942
CWGCRobertsonThomasMajor, ABRO ?"Taukkan War Cemetary (19-C-5) Son of Thomas and Rebecca Robertson; husband of Pearl Robertson, of Girvan, Ayrshire 26/04/1942
CWGCRorkeThomasLt, ABRO?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. Casualty: 25/05/1942 and 02/06/194202/06/1942
CWGCSaw Ba Thein, BA Second Lt, ABRO 457Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of U. Shwe Moe and Naw Me Yin; husband of Irene Constance Thein, of West Harrow, Middlesex. Age: 3410/05/1942
CWGCScottAlister KerrCaptain, ABRO 72, Attd Burma Regiment, 3rd Bn.Imphal War Cemetary (6.M.3). Son of James and Louisa Scott, of Dullatur, Dunbartonshire.. Age: 2802/04/1944
CWGCSein Tun Second Lt, ABRO 244,"Rangoon Memorial (Face 111) 19/05/1942
CWGCSein Tun, DSc Captain, ABRO 205, Att'd Burma Sappers and Miners and Intellegence Corps (India)Taukkyan War Cemetary (15.A.25). Son of U Tun Tha and Daw Khin, of Thinbawin, Bhamo Age: 3121/01/1945
CWGCSimonWilliam WaddingtonSecond Lt, ABRO 543, Burma Army SignalsRangoon Memorial (Face 111) Son of George and Ruth Simon; husband of Amelia Jane Simon, of Cooke Town, Bangalore, India Age: 4814/07/1942
CWGCSladeJoseph William CarterCaptain, ABRO ? Rangoon Memorial Face 111. Son of Maj. Frank Slade and Esther Margaret Slade. Age: 4601/06/1942
CWGCU Ba Thein Captain, ABRO 264Kirkee War Cemetary (2.H.13) Burma Post & Telegraphs - Wireless. Age: 5318/02/1944
OtherUnwinEric DouglasCaptain, ABRO ?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. 09/07/1941
CWGCVan WyckWilliam MichaeILt, ABRO 222, BCS, Assistant CommissionerRangoon Momorial Face 111. 11/02/1944
CWGCWatmoreAlfred Robert MontagueSecond Lt, ABRO ??"Taukkan War Cemetary (28-A-8) Son of William Alfred Watmore, and of Eliza Watmore (nee White); husband of Eleanor Maria Watmore (nee Booth), of Camborne, Cornwall.Age: 58"15/04/1942
CWGCWatt - SmythJames BrianMajor, ABRO 91, Burma RiflesTaukkan War Cemetary (28-H-21)Son of Lt.-Col. Gerald Watt Smyth, D.S.O., formerly of the Royal Engineers, and Florence Watt Smyth, of Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Age: 2728/02/1945
CWGCWhaphamCharles HarryLt, ABRO?Rangoon Memorial Face 111. Husband of Doris Whapham, of Kingsbury, Middlesex. Age: 4219/05/1942

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