Royal Norfolk Regiment, 2nd Battalion
Killed in Action on Monday 11th May 1942
Aged 28
Arthur was born in 1915 (Bury St Edmunds Q3-1915 4A:1613 Son of Arthur William and Emma Georgena PETERS(nee LEVETT).
In 1936, (Bury St Edmunds Q3-1936 4A:3353), he married Mabel Linda CLARKE, of Badwell Ash. Suffolk.
As with all WW2 casualties, unless the relatives can help, it is quite difficult to trace the history of these men due to confidentiality rules.
From 3 to 16 April 1944, the Japanese attempted to capture Kohima ridge, a feature which dominated the road by which the besieged British and Indian troops of 4th Corps at Imphal were supplied. By mid-April, the small British force at Kohima was relieved. From 18 April to 13 May 1944, British and Indian reinforcements counter-attacked to drive the Japanese from the positions they had captured. The Japanese abandoned the ridge at this point but continued to block the Kohima-Imphal road.
Arthur Peters is buried in Kohima War Cemetery, India, grave 2:A:25
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