Ranchi’s profoundly sad link to WWII’s ‘Forgotten Army’

From 1942 through till 1945, the 14th Army fought its way into Burma, but its exploits were buried under other Allied successes. So pressing was the requirement of troops that they were brought in from across the entire Commonwealth. Only about 13% of this army was ethnic British, with Indians comprising about 65% of the troops and many of the fallen soldiers are now mere memories, save for their tombstones in the Commonwealth war cemetery.