[The badge of the Chindit special forces]
THE CHINDIT BADGE PORTRAYING A CHINTHE, A MYTHICAL BEAST, GUARDIAN OF BURMESE TEMPLES FROM WHICH WAS DERIVED THE NAME CHINDITS, THEIR MOTTO BEING
THE BOLDEST MEASURES ARE THE SAFEST

IN MEMORY OF ALL WHO FOUGHT ON THE FIRST AND SECOND EXPEDITIONS INTO NORTH BURMA 1943 AND 1944 WITH THE CHINDIT SPECIAL FORCES
FORMED, TRAINED AND COMMANDED BY MAJOR GENERAL ORDE CHARLES WINGATE. DSO.

CHINDITS CAME FROM THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, BURMA, HONG KING, INDIA, NEPAL, WEST AFRICA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AIR SUPPLY AND DIRECT OPERATIONAL SUPPORT WAS GIVEN BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND 1ST AIR COMMANDO GROUP
UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE AND 10TH UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE
VICTORY WAS HASTENED BY THE CHINDITS’ DARING EXPLOITS BEHIND ENEMY LINES

HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI GRACIOUSLY AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS TO
MAJOR FRANK GERALD BLAKER MC, HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY ATTACHED 3BN 9TH GURKHA RIFLES
CAPTAIN MICHAEL ALLMAND, INDIAN ARMOURED CORPS ATTACHED 3BN 6TH GURKHA RIFLES
LIEUTENANT GEORGE ALBERT CAIRNS, SOMERSET LIGHT INFANTRY ATTACHED 1BN THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
RIFLEMAN TULBAHADUR PUN, 3BN 6TH GURKHA RIFLES

The monument commemorates the force of the Chindits - commando forces whose commander was Ord Charles Wingate, and who operated in World War II in Burma against the Japanese forces that took over this country.

The monument created by David Price, and placed in 1990 was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

At the top of the monument appears Chinthe - the Burmese word for lion, from which the name of the unit is derived
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On the other side of the monument are indicated the forces that made up the Chindit force:
THE FOLLOWING TOOK PART IN THE CHINDIT CAMPAIGNS 1943 – 1944:
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
CORPS OF ROYAL ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE
ROYAL ARMY VETERINARY CORPS
INDIAN ENGINEERS: SAPPERS & MINERS
ROYAL INDIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS
INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE
3BN 2ND KING EDWARD VII’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES (THE SIRMOOR RIFLES)
3BN 4TH PRINCE OF WALES’S OWN GURKHA RIFLES
3BN 6TH GURKHA RIFLES
3BN 9TH GURKHA RIFLES
4BN 9TH GURKHA RIFLES
2BN THE BURMA RIFLES
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE FORCE
6BN THE NIGERIA REGIMENT
7BN THE NIGERIA REGIMENT
12BN THE NIGERIA REGIMENT
BURMA INTELLIGENCE CORPS
RCAF RAAF RNZAF
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and on the other side additional forces
THE FOLLOWING TOOK PART IN THE CHINDIT CAMPAIGNS 1943 – 1944
45 RECONNAISSANCE REGIMENT RAC
ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY
CORPS OF ROYAL ENGINEERS
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
2BN THE QUEEN’S ROYAL REGIMENT (WEST SURREY)
2BN THE KING’S OWN ROYAL REGIMENT (LANCASTER)
1BN THE KING’S REGIMENT (LIVERPOOL)
13BN THE KING’S REGIMENT (LIVERPOOL)
1BN THE BEDFORDSHIRE & HERTFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
2NB THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
7BN THE LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT
1BN THE LEICESTERSHIRE FUSILIERS
1BN THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)
2BN THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON’S REGIMENT (WEST RIDING)
4BN THE BORDER REGIMENT
1BN THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT
2BN THE BLACK WATCH (ROYAL HIGHLAND REGIMENT)
1BN THE ESSEX REGIMENT
2BN THE YORK & LANCASTER REGIMENT
142 COMMANDO COMPANY
ROYAL ARMY CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT
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Another side is dedicated to the memory of Ord Charles Wingate
[Relief with the figure of Wingate]
IN MEMORY OF MAJOR GENERAL ORDE CHARLES WINGATE, DSO
1903 – 1944

COMMANDER OF THE CHINDITS
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN BURMA 24TH MARCH 1944.

“A MAN OF GENIUS WHO MIGHT WELL HAVE BECOME A MAN OF DESTINY” WINSTON CHURCHILL.

AN IMPORTANT INFLUENCE IN THE CREATION OF THE ISRAEL DEFENCE FORCES AND THE FOUNDATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL
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On the steps that make up the monument are the logistical details:
THIS MEMORIAL WAS UNVERED BY HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.KC.KT 16 OCTOBER 1990
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ARCHITECT DAVID PRICE RIBA.MRTPI SCULPTOR FRANK FORSTER
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