The Forgotten Chindits: 23 British Infantry Brigade - webinar
The Kohima Educational Trust is delighted to present this webinar with Dr Robert Lyman and guest speaker, military historian George Wilton.
In 1944, 23 British Infantry Brigade fought in the Naga Hills to the north and east of Kohima, and while a part of Special Force they were the only Long Range Penetration Unit that did not take part in Operation Thursday, the principal Chindit operation in 1944. As a result 23 Brigade have received scant attention in the historical record - they are the Forgotten Chindits.
George Wilton first developed an interest in 23 British Infantry Brigade after hearing Dr Robert Lyman speak on Kohima at the Army’s Prince Consort Library at Aldershot. Since then he has research it extensively and an article was published in the British Journal of Military History in November 2020, bjmh.gold.ac.uk/article/view/.... George has an MA in Strategic Studies which he gained after a career in oil and gas. He is a member of the British Commission for Military History and a Managing Editor for its Journal.
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My father served in Column 76 and W.A. Wilcox's book gives a good idea of what they endured in the jungle. He took part in the retreat from Burma in 1942 and ended the War in Holland in 1945 at the liberation of Arnhem. It is appreciated that all the men who served in this campaign are remembered.
Column 33 headed off on 13/4/44.