Ernest Barker Ivison – Trinity School War Memorial

Key Information

Name: Ernest Barker Ivison

DoB: 4th March 1922

Regt: Gunner

1133245, 1 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery

DoD: 25/05/1944 22

Buried: KOHIMA WAR CEMETERY

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Biographical Information

Family Background

Family Background: Son of Thomas Barker Ivison and Frances (nee Bell) Ivison. of Carlisle. Ernest had three brothers (Thomas, Stanley, Ronald) and a sister (Frances). Earnest was the middle child.

In 1939 the family was living at Waldegrave Road. Thomas Sr was working as a electric cable layer for Carlisle Corporation.
Academic Record
War Record

War Service: Gunner

1133245, 1 Medium Regt., Royal Artillery. Killed in action in June 1944 after serving more than two years abroad.

Taken from the CWGC website about Kohima Cemetery: “The remote Indian village of Kohima was the site of bitter hand-to-hand fighting between vastly outnumbered Commonwealth troops and the Imperial Japanese army during April 1944. Although the garrison was relieved on 20th April, the fighting carried on until 6th June. Both Kohima and the nearby town of Imphal were strategic objectives for the Japanese as part of Operation U-Go and the invasion of India. Losing both proved a disaster for the Japanese forces and a turning point in the Burma campaign for the allies.”
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