Memories of Burma

Horace Hawkins fought behind enemy lines in Burma. He was a very strong man and was healthy until 98 years of age. His wife was also in the army in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS). The contributor has visited Burma with her father, Horace, where he had celebrated his 21st birthday. He was injured in Burma in a foxhole and there are army medical records that show that. In Burma, he had to contend with leeches and dense jungles. They ran out of rations as the Japanese stole them. He was a member of the Chindit Society and was awarded the Burma Star.