(1917-12-22)22 December 1917 Benares (now Varanasi), British India
Died
6 May 1944(1944-05-06) (aged 26) Kohima, Assam
Buried
Kohima War Cemetery
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1940–1944 †
Rank
Captain
Service number
130097
Unit
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Battles/wars
Second World War
Burma campaign
Burma campaign 1944
Operation U-Go
Battle of Kohima †
Awards
Victoria Cross
Relations
Leslie Thomas Manser VC (brother-in-law)
Captain John Niel Randle, VC (22 December 1917 – 6 May 1944) was a British Army officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. His was one of three Second World War VCs awarded for action in India, the other two being awarded to John Pennington Harman (also at the Battle of Kohima) and Abdul Hafiz at the Battle of Imphal.[1]
^Brazier, Kevin (2015). The Complete Victoria Cross. Barnsley: Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-47384-351-6. pp 330–331.
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