Basic Details
Surname
Ponder
Forenames
Philip Geoffrey
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website (see References) carries this brief biography: 'College Notes: Came up in 1939 to study History but did not graduate. Military Service: Lieutenant 9th Battalion Beds & Herts Regiment Attached 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment Died 25 August 1944 near Sahmaw, Burma, during the Japanese withdrawal from the Chindwin River.'
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Burma (Myanmar)
Town of death
Sahmaw
Year of death
1944
Month of death
August
Day of death
25
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action