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Weʼve raised £855 to support The Kohima Education Trust which provides educational assistance to the young people of Nagaland, India.
- kohima, India
- Funded on Monday, 20th June 2022
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Staff Seargents Hibbins and Davidson are taking part in the 100mile Ride London to support the Kohima Education Trust which supports young people in Nagaland, India obtain a level of education that their own children will likely take for granted. Most families can't afford to send their kids into full-time education relying on them to work at an early age to help support their families. The KET provides students with grants that allow them the opportunity to continue education for three years longer than they otherwise could afford.
In April 1944 the town of Kohima was besieged by a Japanese division spearheading what they hoped would be the invasion of India. The defenders, 1500 men of the Royal West Kents, the Assam Regiment and the Assam Rifles, held out for two weeks until relieved by their comrades of the 2nd British Division. The ensuing battle, fought at close quarters for two months, was the first defeat of the Japanese by the British army, and a turning point in the war in Asia.
The town of Kohima was completely destroyed, but this did not prevent the local inhabitants from supporting the British and Indian troops as guides, porters and combatants. Without the help of the Naga people, it is doubtful if the battle could have been won.
For sixty years after the battle the veterans, along with their families and members of the contemporary 2nd Division, met annually in York to remember their fallen comrades who lie buried in the war cemetery on the Kohima Ridge, the scene of the most bitter fighting.
The trust is seen by its founders both as a means of sustaining the memory of the courage and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the battle, and of honouring the Nagas who were their allies in the war through assisting the education of succeeding generations of Naga children.
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Anonymous
Jun 7, 2022
£30.00
York Garrison WO & Sgts Mess.
Jun 7, 2022
£100.00
Paul and Darlene
Jun 3, 2022
Well done son
£10.00
Kam
Jun 2, 2022
Great work.
£20.00
Dennis Nowell
Jun 1, 2022
Awesome achievement congrats to you both for completing it!! 🚴♂️🚴♂️
£10.00
Peter Veal
May 31, 2022
Well done Lewis, bad luck Julius. I regret wishing you months back 'Break a Leg'!Fantastic effort. A little know cause, now better know.
£50.00
Ben Collins
May 29, 2022
We’ll done pal and great effort, congrats 🍻
£10.00
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Lewis Hibbins & Julius Davidson
kohima, India
Staff Seargents Hibbins & Davidson are taking part in the 100mile Ride London cycle to raise funds for the Kohima charity. Together they have 40 years of service between them and are currently serving with 2 Signals Regiment York which has strong historical links to Kohima.