Charles F. Hoey Memorial Plaque

The plaque explains the heroic actions of Charles F. Hoey and other fallen comrades who fought in Burma's Arakan region and places recognition on August 15 1945 when Japan surrendered. Major Hoey led a team in 1944. He was fatally wounded and received the Victoria Cross. Arakan Burma was the scene of a battle in the Second World War where there was a gallant charge made by the allied forces under heavy machine-gun fire. Major Charles F. Hoey personally led his company under heavy resistance to capture a vital enemy position in February 1944. He accomplished this mission in spite of being wounded three times. He was fatally wounded after leading this successful offensive and received the Victoria Cross for valour for his efforts.