Lest you forget, my father fought in Burma
An African soldier during World War 2 The following true story is for Memorial Day and is published on the Red Room. Lest you forget, my father fought in Burma ~ by Chima Michael Ekenyerengozi May 26, 2011, 3:41 pm (In memory of my father Sunday Eke, who fought and survived the World War II in Burma) I have kept my father's identity card of Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF). But I have forgotten everything he told me about the role he and other thousands of Nigerians played as soldiers who fought for the British Empire and the allies in World War II . I do not know if my father won the coveted Burma Star. Marshall Kebby wrote about their exploits in Burma before he passed away over a decade ago. My father never kept a diary and it was after he died on November 19, 1983, that I knew that keeping a diary like Mr. Kebby would have helped me to know more about his past life as a soldier and ambulance driver before I was born. African soldiers of the Royal West African Frontier...