Lived at Kensington at time of her death
BURIAL: In Memory of
ALLAN OLIVER WALKINGTON
Warrant Officer
437031
Royal Australian Air Force
who died on
Wednesday, 20th June 1945. Age 23.
Additional Information: Son of Oliver Edgar and Myrtle Flora Maud Walkington, of Kensington, South Australia.
BURIAL: Commemorative Information
Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY, Myanmar
Grave Reference/
Panel Number: 12. A. 23.
Location: Taukkyan War Cemetery is outside Yangon (formerly Rangoon), near the airport and immediately adjoining the village of Taukkyan. It is on the Prome Road, about 35 kilometres north of the city from which it is easily accessible.BURIAL:
Historical Information: Burma (now Myanmar), was formerly part of British India. It became a seperate state in April, 1937. During the Japanese occupation the civil Government functioned in India from December 1941, returning to Burma in October 1945. After the war Burma broke away from British rule and became a soverign independent republic called the Independent Union of Burma, conbsisting of Burma proper, the Shan States and Karen States. Taukkyan War Cemetery is the largest of the three war cemeteries in Burma. It was commenced in 1951 for the reception of graves from four battlefield cemeteries which were difficult to access and could not be maintained; viz.: Akyab, Mandalay, Meiktila and Sahmaw. The last was an original "Chindit" cemetery containing many of the casualties from the battle for Myitkyina. The individuality of these battlefield cemeteries has been carefully preserved by grouping together in this new cemetery the graves from each. In addition, graves were also transferred from civil and cantonment cemeteries, and a number of jungle and roadside graves were brought in. 52 British servicemen who died during the years 1914-1918 have also been moved into this cemetery from Henzada Cemetery, Meiktila Cantonment Cemetery, Thayetmyo New Cemetery, Thamakan Cemetery, Mandakay Military Cemetery and Maymyo Cantonment Cemetery, where permanent maintenance was not possible.