208377 L/Cpl. Septimus Tweddle British Army 9th Btn. Border Regiment from:6 Kent Street, Shieldfield My father Septimus Tweddle served in Burma from 1942 to 1946 he took part in the battles for Kennedy Peak and Imphal. He later fought the Dacoits. He also assisted in the rescue of POW's on the Burma Road, one of them being a fellow Geordie who was his local barber back home. During his time in Burma he told me his patrol got shot up and they scattered. My father got lost and was missing presumed dead, my mother was informed. His account was as far as I remember was that he was missing a long time. He eventually was picked up by a British patrol and returned to friendly lines for interegation regarding his survival whilst missing.
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