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Kohima Commemoration Service: Dean’s Park, York Minster, Thursday 26th June 2025 11.00 am
We will be gathering once again in Dean’s Park to commemorate the battle of Kohima on Thursday 26th June at 11.00 am.
For those of you who have not attended before, it is a marvellous occasion when families and friends gather in front of the 2nd Division memorial, a replica of the one that stands in Kohima, to remember those ‘who did not come home’ and to meet other like-minded people whose fathers and grandfathers were involved in the Burma Campaign. We are honoured to be hosted by the Dean who will conduct the service and we are always treated to a wonderful military band and pipes.
We are delighted to welcome this year the Chaplain General, The Reverend Canon Michael Parker KHC CF who will give The Address.
The service is followed by a two-course lunch in Imphal Barracks after which the Kohima Museum will be open for all to visit. Parking is provided in the barracks where coaches will take us to and from the Minster. There will be coffee served at the barracks from 9.00 am before boarding the coaches which will depart at 10.00 am. We are as always extremely grateful to 2nd Signal Regiment for making these arrangements possible.
We have done our best to keep the lunch price in line with previous years but due to the huge increase in the cost of coach hire it has been necessary to add a cost of £7 per person should you wish to park at the barracks and take the coach to the minster and back.
York University: Wednesday 25th June at 6.30pm - An Evening of Remembrance: the battles of Kohima, Imphal and the Burma Campaign:
In this year of commemorations for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, we’re delighted to bring you an evening of personal memories and stories of those who were there. We’ll hear tributes from family members and descendants of those who fought and died in the campaign. The event will be introduced and compered by Dr Richard Duckett. Known to many of you as a recent KET webinar guest speaker, Richard is an historian and the author of The Special Operations Executive in Burma and of the soon-to-be published Jungle Warrior: Britain’s Greatest SOE Commander - the story of Lt Col Edgar Peacock. Richard will set the scene and guide us through the history and stories of the Burma Campaign.
This event will take place at the Bowland Auditorium on the campus of the University of York. Drinks and canapés will be served afterwards when there will be plenty of time to mingle and to see what is new in the KET store.
We will also be launching our on-line Book of Remembrance that week, to which so many of you have contributed.
Should you have any difficulty booking your tickets please contact Sylvia: sylvia@kohimaeducationaltrust.org or call 07990 887 287
The booking form can be found below. We will send out your tickets along with more detailed instructions, timings and locations at the beginning of June.
Cut off for making your booking is 31st May.
Everyone is welcome on what is always an enjoyable occasion and a marvellous opportunity to make new friends and to renew old acquaintances.
We look forward to welcoming you all.
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