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Brigadier John Randle, officer who won an MC leading an attack under heavy fire in Burma in 1945 – obituary
From an exposed position he directed men in an assault on Japanese machine-gun posts, and he was later ambushed by murderous dacoits
Brigadier John Randle
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Brigadier John Randle, who has died aged 99, won a Military Cross in 1945 in the last weeks of the Burma Campaign.
On April 30 1945 Randle, then a captain, commanded a company of 7th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (7/10 BR), which had been ordered to attack a strongly defended enemy position at Pegu Hill, north-east of Rangoon.
The Japanese were securely established on three small hill features in bunkered positions containing machine-gun posts which poured out a relentlessly accurate fire. These had to be silenced and Randle put in an attack covered by his mortars.
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Middletown Transcript
Two members from the newly-formed Police Advisory Board resigned Nov. 16, after they were appointed one month ago, Mayor Ken Branner said during the Mayor and Town Council meeting Dec. 7.
Andy Nhan, appointed by the town council, resigned because he plans to move out of town limits, which prohibits him from serving on the board based on the board s guidelines. Bishop Jeffrey Broughton, appointed by the NAACP, resigned due to conflicts with his teaching schedule.
Councilman Rob Stout chose Susan Mitchell, who will serve from 2020-22, to replace Nhan. The NAACP picked Debbie Harrington, who will serve from 2020-23, to replace Broughton.