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WW-II veteran from NE who became envoy to Myanmar
Assam Tribune | Guwahati, Jan 12
Very few people in the North East are aware that Major Ralengnao “Bob” Khathing hailing from the region had served the Army with distinction in the Second World War as an officer of the British Army, and later, went on to become the Indian Ambassador to Burma (now Myanmar) in the 1970s. The 25th death anniversary of Major Khathing was observed at Valley View, Mantripukhri, Imphal, today.
As a young King’s Commission Officer of the Indian Army during World War-II, he was the Commissioner to the 19th Hyderabad Regiment (which became the Kumaon Regiment) but was soon deployed to ‘V’ force Ops as Local Captain, Manipur Sector, to operate behind enemy lines on the Burma front. Amongst the many gallantry awards he received, he was conferred Member of the British Empire (MBE) and the Military Cross (MC).
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