The Kohima Educational Trust is delighted to present this webinar with Dr Robert Lyman MBE and guest speaker Mark Green, author of The Burma Campaign VCs.
This talk on the Burma Campaign VCs, based on the book of the same name, will tell the story of the Fourteenth Army's wrestling back control of Burma from the Imperial Japanese Army between 1942-1945.
We'll hear some of the 29 stories featured in the book - of men from a wide range of nationalities from across the British Empire, whose gallantry during the Burma Campaign saw them awarded the highest honour for valour: the Victoria Cross. Sadly, some of the men paid the ultimate sacrifice for their actions.
In this presentation, Mark will narrate a number these men's stories. We'll hear about their backgrounds, their previous service and their heroic actions which led to the award of the Victoria Cross.
As Dr Robert Lyman MBE states on the back of Mark's book: "In the words of Pericles, these men knew their duty, and did it. Green has carefully recounted the context in which these men were awarded the greatest of all British and Imperial awards, many of them doing so posthumously. They must never be forgotten."
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The book Burma Campaign VCs by Mark Green can be purchased via the KET online shop.
Speakers:
Dr Robert Lyman MBE - Military Historian, Author and Trustee of KET Born in New Zealand in January 1963 and educated in Australia, Robert Lyman was, for twenty years, an officer in the British Army. Educated at Scotch College, Melbourne he was commissioned into the Light Infantry from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in April 1982. In addition to a business career he is an author and military historian, publishing books in particular on the war in the Far East. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Robert is married to Hannah, has two sons, and lives in Berkshire. For information about Robert's publications please visit his website: robertlyman.com
Mark Green is the author of The Burma Campaign VCs. He was born and raised in Worcestershire, where he still lives with his wife, Victoria, and 7-year-old daughter, Isabelle. Mark studied History at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, graduating in 1997. Mark then trained to become a Secondary History teacher at the University of Worcester in 2000, and since 2004, has worked at a Special Needs School in Worcester.
Mark created the website www.victoriacrossonline.co.uk in 2014, and is passionate about commemorating the memories of the recipients of many gallantry awards including the Victoria Cross, George Cross and US Medal of Honor.
Mark has written two previous books: Stan Hollis VC: The Man They Couldn’t Kill and Arnhem VCs. Mark is a keen sports fan supporting Manchester United (a glutton for punishment) and also follows cricket, particularly the fortunes of Worcestershire CCC and England.
Sylvia May - Managing Trustee of The Kohima Educational Trust Sylvia May was born in New Jersey, USA in 1957. Her parents moved to England in 1963. Educated at High Wycombe School for Girls, she decided to pursue a career in the world of books. Sylvia worked for HarperCollins for 37 years, the last eleven of which she headed up their UK-based International Sales team. Sylvia May is the daughter of the late Gordon Graham, Founder and President of the Kohima Educational Trust. She is proud that her father has inspired many people to share his vision to commemorate those who fought and died in Kohima, and the wonderful Naga people who have done so much for the British in the past. She first visited India in 1994 with her husband Robert, and has returned on numerous occasions, staying in Kohima several times. In 2000, they followed the WWII route of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, her father’s regiment. The regiment’s first main engagement in this theatre of war was at Zubza shortly before the Battle of Kohima.
