Ken Tudor in Burma
The contributor's dad, George Tudor, was in the Navy. He was denied permission to visit the contributor's mum and went AWOL to see her.
His letters, written in 1944 when he was 22, were to a 19-year-old gunner in Burma: his brother, Ken. The letters talk about a girl who was 'sweet on Ken'.
Ken joined the artillery regiment. He didn't want to go but ended up in Burma. In the jungle, he injured his leg and was left behind. Allies recaptured the area, but Ken and a captain were not there. They were presumed to have been taken as prisoners of war, and nothing more was heard; he was presumed dead. A telegram was sent to the family and his letter returned.
Ken's friend Curly, who visited Ken's mum every week for many years, made a frame to house his medals. Alan's Auntie Peggy is 90 years old and the last surviving member of the family. The medals have hung on her wall since the end of the war. Ken has a plaque on the Rangoon Memorial and on the Coventry Memorial. Alan's aunt also takes a wreath to Memorial Park.
