# The Second Division Kohima Museum and Memorial Trust

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177539
- **Other names:** THE SECOND DIVISION MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 13, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177539


## Contact

- **Address:** KOHIMA MUSEUM, IMPHAL BARRACKS, FULFORD ROAD, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO10 4HD
- **Phone:** 01904665806
- **Email:** kohimamuseum@yahoo.co.uk
- **Website:** www.kohimamuseum.cO.UK



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE AS FOLLOWS:(A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR TWO WITHIN THE PERIOD 1942 AND 1946 AND TO INTERPRET THE ROLE OF THE DIVISION FURTHER WITHIN THE OVERALL CONDUCT OF THE WIDER BURMA CAMPAIGN UNDER COMMAND OF THE 14TH ARMY, WITH ESPECIAL FOCUS ON THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MUSEUM CONTAINING A DISPLAY OF THE CIO’S CURRENT COLLECTIONS AND ALL FUTURE ACQUISITIONS RELATING TO THE BURMA CAMPAIGN.(B) THE FOSTERING OF PATRIOTISM AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY:(1) ASSISTING IN THE MAINTENANCE OF, AND WHERE NECESSARY THE REFURBISHMENT OF, THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION PERMANENT MEMORIALS TO THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AT THE BATTLE OF KOHIMA LOCATED IN THE MINSTER GARDENS, YORK, AND THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES CEMETERY IN KOHIMA.2) AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES WHERE THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS ARE NO LONGER MAINTAINING THEIR PERMANENT MEMORIALS, ASSISTING IN THE MAINTENANCE OF OTHER BATTLE OF KOHIMA MEMORIALS IN THE VICINITY OF KOHIMA, PARTICULARLY THE MEMORIAL IN JOTSOMA TO MAJOR GENERAL GROVER AND HIS OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS OF THE BRITISH SECOND INFANTRY DIVISION.

**Activities:** Promote understanding of the deeds of the 2nd Infantry Division during 1942?46 within the Burma Campaign, with focus on the Battle of Kohima, by displaying current and future collections at the museum. Assist in the maintenance of 2nd Infantry Division memorials in York and Kohima. To assist with maintenance of other memorials around Kohima, including the memorial to Maj Gen Grover in Jotsoma




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3966 | £1629 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £1962 | £372 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £1642 | £324 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £492 | £271 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £1700 | £1713 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **BRIGADIER GREVILLE KENNETH BIBBY CBE** (Chair) — appointed March 13, 2018
- Colonel IAN ROBERT HARGREAVES BENG MSC — appointed March 13, 2018
- Kelsey Coleen Loveless — appointed Nov. 4, 2022
- Lt Col Thomas William Skinner — appointed Jan. 17, 2024
- Michael Tickner — appointed July 6, 2022
- Professor Simon Richard Ditchfield — appointed March 13, 2018
- Robert Street — appointed Jan. 12, 2018
- Robin McDermott — appointed March 13, 2018
- Simon Sole — appointed Oct. 31, 2025