Name:

Mangli

Rank:

Sweeper

Service number:

64117

Regiment:

Royal Indian Army Service Corps – Force K6 – 29 Coy.

Date of death:

4 April 1943 Aged 38

Place of death:

Raigmore Hospital Inverness

Cremated

Commemorated

 Aberdeen Old Crematorium 7 April 1943

Force K6 Memorial Kingussie

Son of Chunni and Kishna, of Chikatya Mampur, Bareilly, India and husband of Chamta.

His name on his death registration is given as Mangalie and usual residence given as Lampur, Chakatia, Saddar Bazat, Dareilly, India. This differs from the Commonwealth War Graves Commision record. His occupation is given as Chuni Sweeper. His cause of death is given as a transverse lesion of spinal chord following fractured spine, six weeks (earlier). His death was registered by M.R. Majumder for medical officer Military Indian Hospital, Aviemore.

His death record was subsequently clarified by a corrected entry certified by the Procurator-Fiscal. His cause of death was given as a transverse break of spinal chord following fractured spine, the result of a fall from a window to the ground below. (Suicide)

Mangli, in accordance with Hindu tradition, was cremated rather than buried.

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