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|name =[[plbramham]]
|date =Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:21 pm
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|post =One of the regrets of my life is , many years ago, I had a "windfall" and had the chance of going to either Burma or Sri Lanka (Having been to India before - I love India! Maybe I should get a time machine and enlist with 1st battalion 120 years ago!). I chose Sri Lanka. Now I know the very strong Kendal connection with Burma in both world wars I wish I had gone there instead, especially Maymyo. My grandfather served in Burma WW2 (not Border Regiment) and ironically I was attached to "Burma Company" in both Northern Ireland and Bosnia. Guess I should have got a hint?!!<br>Cheers, Paul.<br>
Just to "refresh" a previous posting, here's a Xmas card sent by 1/4th Border (territorials) from Burma in 1917.
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|name =[[kerchi]]
|date =Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:27 pm
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|post =Having never been to either I would be interested to go to both. I work with someone from Sri Lanka and have heard some interesting stories, especially of traditions such wedding ceremonies etc., and so seeing something like would be amazing. However, I agree in some respect, I would like to not exactly enlist with the 1st Borders 100+ years ago but certainly be a fly-on-some-fort-wall and see first hand what it must have been like for Charles Nicholls and the men posted there.}}
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