Matthew Dennison Raffell

Private Matthew Dennison Raffell of 2nd Batalion Royal Berkshire Regiment died on 22nd January 1945 while serving in the hard-fought campaign in Burma.

Private

Matthew Dennison Raffell

5111910

Private Matthew Dennison Raffell served in Burma with 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment at the time of his death on 22nd January 1945.

Private Matthew Dennison Raffell (5111910) served in 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment during World War Two. He was the son of Andrew Raffell and Annie Raffell, and husband of Mary Raffell of Enagh Lough, Co. Londonderry.

Matthew Dennison Raffell died on 22nd January 1945 aged 23 years old. His grave is in Section 26, Row D, Grave 15 of Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar. His headstone bears the inscription:

With the morn those angel faces smile which I have loved and lost awhile.

References
  1. 2nd Royal Berkshire
  2. British Newspaper Archive
  3. Commonwealth War Graves
  4. Find A Grave
  5. Roll of Honour
  6. WW2 Talk Forums