Memorial

2nd Battalion The Norfolk Regiment - Kohima - WW2

2nd Battalion The Norfolk Regiment - Kohima plaque - WW2

Source: Copyright John E Scurr

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Current Location

In the Royal Norfolk Regimental Chapel, Norwich Cathedral, The Close, Norwich, Norwich, Norfolk, NRI 4DH, England

TG 23501 08928

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 19934
Description: A wall-mounted bronze plaque with the dedication written in black lettering.
Inscription: 2ND BATTALION/ THE ROYAL NORFOLK REGIMENT/ (NAMES)/ MISSING / (name) When you go home/ Tell them of us and say/ For your tomorrow/ We gave our today/ This now famous inscription appears on the memorial erected at Kohima in Assam by the/ 2nd Division after what was one of the decisive battles of the 2nd World War, fought/ there in 1944./ The 2nd Battalion The Norfolk Regiment fought there with great distinction and/ this bronze panel records the names of those who fell./ After the War some of the panels were stolen and, accordingly, the remainder were/ removed and replaced with stone replicas; but fortunately this panel was saved and/ eventually found its way back to the home of the Regiment in Norfolk.

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 104
Died: 103
Information shown: Rank, Initial, Surname, decorations
Order of names: Surname.
Additional Information: The final names is included because he was missing, presumed dead.

Plaque

Height: 1150MM

Width: 610MM

Made from: Bronze

Condition: Unknown

The Times of India (1861-2010); Mumbai, India [Mumbai, India]. 23 July 2009: 16. Grave sin: Martyrs stripped of their names in WW II cemetery: 17 Bronze Plaques Found Missing At Nagaland Memorial