Joseph Bryant

A Corporal with the 1st Battalion, Joseph died on 14th of June 1944 aged 21. 

The Army Roll of Honour for World War Two states that Joseph was born at Lanarkshire, Scotland, and that he was living at Portsmouth when he enlisted. Commonwealth War Graves records state that his parents were William and Margaret Bryant. However, no civil records of his birth, or his parents, have been found.

In 1941 Joseph married Doris May Godfrey, this was registered in the Lothingland district. Doris’ family lived at 4 Winnipeg Road. Doris remarried in 1952. 

Joseph served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers before he was transferred to the Lancashire Fusiliers and being posted to the 1st Battalion, a Chindit unit. 

The 1st Battalion served in Burma as part of 77 Brigade. In March – April 1944 77 Brigade were involved in the Chindit ‘Operation Thursday’ and formed columns 20 and 50. Joseph was wounded, how and when this happened is not known, but he died form his wounds as was buried at Sahmaw War Cemetery. In 1954 he was reburied at Taukkyan War Cemetery.