I am presently working on a paper for the RE Journal on Royal Engineer medal awards for Burma*. I, therefore, read with some interest this paper. You refer to James Ferrie of 506 Fd Coy and you mention that Major Langdon was killed. I suspect you are in fact referring to Major James Anthony Palmer Landon who wrote the medal citation for Captain DSM Eadies’ MC also of 506 Fd Coy where the typed name and signature are Landon.
I have done a cross check with the CWGC records which confirm that it was Major JAP Landon of 506 Fd Coy who died on 28 May. There is no Langdon listed in the RE’s death recorded by the CWGC.
I will be citing 'When You Go Home' in the article. Martin [ sapper@stoneham.org ]
* This is the final paper in a sequence of four: 2nd Battle of Alamein, Italy incl. Sicily and D-Day & Normandy.
I have just been reading George MacDonald Fraser's Burma memoir ...your article is finely put ..and one can only feel for all those caught up in this arduous battle.. though for many Bengalis the X of Kohima has a different and tragic dimension...
Fantastic article, Rob. Amazing how close the concept drawing and finished article appear. Extraordinary how the Nagas could move an 18 ton piece of stone!
Great story, I really liked the idea that the Naga were involved in the original concept for the memorial and the linkage that creates in time and the space.
Good afternoon Rob,
I am presently working on a paper for the RE Journal on Royal Engineer medal awards for Burma*. I, therefore, read with some interest this paper. You refer to James Ferrie of 506 Fd Coy and you mention that Major Langdon was killed. I suspect you are in fact referring to Major James Anthony Palmer Landon who wrote the medal citation for Captain DSM Eadies’ MC also of 506 Fd Coy where the typed name and signature are Landon.
I have done a cross check with the CWGC records which confirm that it was Major JAP Landon of 506 Fd Coy who died on 28 May. There is no Langdon listed in the RE’s death recorded by the CWGC.
I will be citing 'When You Go Home' in the article. Martin [ sapper@stoneham.org ]
* This is the final paper in a sequence of four: 2nd Battle of Alamein, Italy incl. Sicily and D-Day & Normandy.
Thanks Martin. I apologize: I know I am tardy in responding to an email from you.
There's a thread on 36 Div's memorial at Wabyin on WW2Talk:
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/memorial-to-36th-division-arakan-1944.76142/
I have just been reading George MacDonald Fraser's Burma memoir ...your article is finely put ..and one can only feel for all those caught up in this arduous battle.. though for many Bengalis the X of Kohima has a different and tragic dimension...
Fantastic article, Rob. Amazing how close the concept drawing and finished article appear. Extraordinary how the Nagas could move an 18 ton piece of stone!
Great story, I really liked the idea that the Naga were involved in the original concept for the memorial and the linkage that creates in time and the space.
Well put Rob. Thank you for getting his story out there.
Great article Rob, thanks!