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Webinar

On 24th October, Lt Col Mike Tickner will give a webinar entitled: –

 Sustain to Victory: Resupplying the 14th Army

Introduced by Dr Robert Lyman.

This will be part of the webinar series of Kohima Educational Trust. Register to listen live for free by clicking here.

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Webinar

The next webinar arranged by the Kohima Educational Trust will be on September 19th 2024.

The story of the remarkable Ursula Graham Bower: Anthropologist and Guerrilla.

Told by her daughter Catriona Child.  

Ursula Graham Bower, living amongst the Naga people

 

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Record Attendance at Kohima Remembrance Ceremony

Over three hundred people attended the annual Battle of Kohima service of remembrance in the Dean’s Park of York Minster on July 4 2024. Over one hundred visited the Kohima Museum afterwards.

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Kohima 80th Anniversary Commemoration Service

York Minster, Thursday 4th July 2024 11.00am

We will be gathering once again in the Dean’s Garden of York Minster to commemorate the battle of Kohima on Thursday 4th July at 11.00am.

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80th Anniversary of the relief of Imphal

At 10.30 on June 22 1944, Durham Light Infantry of 2 British Infantry Division, moving south from Kohima, met 1/17 Dogras of 5 Indian Infantry Division, moving north from Imphal. The road was open at last to allow supplies through. The siege of Imphal was over.

Captain Sean Kelly, 2 Durham Light Infantry, wrote:

“Imphal was relieved. We sat alone in the sunshine & smoked & ate. Soon the staff cars came purring both ways. It was a lovely day.”

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Kohima 80th Anniversary Commemoration Service

York Minster, Thursday 4th July 2024 11.00am

We will be gathering once again in the Dean’s Garden of York Minster to commemorate the battle of Kohima on Thursday 4th July at 11.00am. Further details can be found here

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80th Anniversary of Recapturing the Tennis Court & Kohima Ridge

Painting by Terence Cuneo depicting the Grant tank & Dorsets recapturing the tennis court on 13 May 1944

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Visit by History Students

A great visit from the University of York History Society. These lovely undergraduates stayed three hours & were so interested in the museum. It was a huge pleasure showing them round.

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80th Anniversary of the Battle of Kohima

On 4th May 1944, British 2nd Division launched three coordinated attacks on Japanese 31st Division in an attempt to re-open the crucial supply line from Dimapur to Allied 4 Corps at Imphal.

Attacks launched on 4 May by the three brigades of 2 Division.
4 Brigade (green) attacked Transport (GPT) Ridge.
5 Brigade (red) attacked Naga Village.
6 Brigade (yellow) attacked Kuki Piquet & Supply (FSD) Hill.

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An Illustrated Talk in York About the Battle of Kohima

St Oswald’s Church Hall. 6.30pm April 30th