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Tracy Bradbury

Cambs UK

Following on from my last post,

Tracy Bradbury

Cambs UK

You helped me greatly once before but now I am led to believe another of my great uncles were POW of the Japanese too.
His name was Donald Frederick Murfit. Service number 14577079 And a Private in the Suffolk Regiment.
Many thanks for any information.

Lisa

Norfolk England

Hi Mike
Thank you very much for that information i appreciate it I can

Mike

UK 31.07.2020

Hi Lisa, re Gunner George Poll. You seem to have a lot of the information already, but I hope there may be a couple of facts here that were missing. The regiment (and therefore I assume George) sailed from Glasgow in January 1941 in the

Lisa

Norfolk England

Hi, I

Geoff

Canada

John Mellor most of them didn

Mike

UK 26.07.2020

Karen. re William Frederick Leaver. I can supply a copy of the page showing him on the passenger list of HMS Implacable and also details of the journey across Canada. I will email.

Steve

Uk

Hi Karen,

John Mellor

Australia

Gary Mellor

Karen Rothery

Thanks for your speedy response.

William Frederick Leaver (Fred)
L/Cpl 3rd Kings Own Hussars
552665
Captured Java March 1942
Transfered to Japan via Singapore [Macassar Naru & Matsue Maru ] Sept-Npv 1943 Java Party 17
Held at Wakayama Nov 1943 to March 1945
Ikuno March to Sept 1945
Hope that helps.

Karen Rothery

Hertfordshire

25-07-2020
I am researching the repatriation of my grandfather from Ikuno (Osaka 4B) camp in Japan.

Mike

UK 25.07.2020

Paul, They did not necessarily all go on the same journey. There will be more chance of success if you post his FULL name, and then add any extra details you have such as regiment or service number.

Paul cunningham

United Kingdom

My Grandfather was at Fukuoka 5 (Omine Mine).
Can anyone tell me how and where the prisoners were
repatriated to.

Timothy Rodgers

United Kingdom

I am looking for where my grandfather Earnest Porter was held by the Japanese which camp he was in he was Royal Navy and was sunk on HMS EXETER sadly he is no longer with us but I never had the sense to ask him these questions when he was here now I want to know can you help please

Terence Dear

Blandford Forum, Dorset, United Kingdom

My father Sapper 1889056 Cecil Ernest "Harry" Dear, 18th Div. HQ RE, was imprisoned Changi, Tarsao , Tamarkan and finally Phetburi. He was repatriated on the Corfu. I would like to know when Phetburi was liberated and by whom. Please help.
Also, my godfather was Sapper 2086736 Norman Gibson Parker. He and my Dad met in the army at the start of the War and Norman was my Dad's best man in January 1941. I would like to know whether they were in captivity together. Unfortunately, I cannot find any records of Norman's army service.

Susan Robinson

England

Mike, that

Mike

UK 04.07.2020

Hi Susan. re Joseph Robinson, Gunner 148 Field Regiment . I dont know his journey from Okinawa to Manila. On 9.10.1945 he boarded USS Marine Shark as passenger number 1,651 in Manila, and sailed via Hawaii to San Francisco. I have seen this ship as described as having 2 speeds, slow and very slow. This arrived under the Golden Gate Bridge on 01.11.1945. Accommodation for the night was Fort McRowan on an island in The Bay. The next day a train up the west coast to Tacoma, and accommodation in Fort Lewis (3rd Nov). On 07th Nov Canadian Railway for New York, passing through Jasper, Edmonton,Saskatoon, Redditt, Armstrong, Ottowa, arriving 12th Nov. Sailed 13th Nov, arriving Southampton 18th November. (Note: the journey on Marine Shark has documentary evidence, the journey thereafter is based on the story of another who was on the same ship) arrived . . , .

Mike

UK 04.07.2020

Liam, re Gunner Harry Brown and Lienkang pow camp. Can I suggest you scroll down the page to an entry of Feb 2020, where John Sandles has posted about his Grandpa in the same camp. John has also left his email and quote "Happy to exchange emails with anyone searching for information on these topics or who has information which could help me build a wider picture on my grandpa's story".

Susan Robinson

England

Hi, I

Liam Cornes

Hitchin

Hi.

My uncle Gunner Harry Brown 923527 135th Herts Yeomanry (Royal Artillery) was killed on 9th April 1945, in transit on a train travelling from Long Th

Keeley

Derbyshire

Hi, I was wondering if you had a photo and more information on my Nans uncle George?
His nans was George Russell born 24th October 1912. He was in the

Carla

USA

Hi, I was wondering if you have the name list for Java Party 19. I know one exists, but haven't been able to find the complete list. I think my grandfather was on that boat. His name is Johan Hubert Theodoor Gerardu. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kathleen Crosby,nee Bennett

United Kingdom

I wonder if you can find any information about my father, Martin A Howard . He was born in Dublin in around 1917 and served in the RAF, taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in 1942. I understand he was liberated in 1945 but have no idea of his whereabouts thereafter.

Karen Hogg

Scotland

I have been told my Great Uncle was a POW I believe in Burma and he lost an eye as a POW. All I have is his full name Duncan Cecil Griffiths and he came from Kirkcaldy in Fife. Can anyone help as we have been told he was involved with three chindits. I also know those who came back from the war with Japan were the forgotten army.

Ray Withnall

England

May I bring your attention to my recently published book about the Japanese POW camp at Ubon in north-east Thailand. I have researched this camp for the last five years, including extensive visits to the camp and the airstrip built by the men.
My book is available on Amazon (search Google or Amazon for Ubon the last camp before freedom)
I also have a simple website at www.ubonprisonersofwar.wordpress.com where I started to add blogs about the many stories of research coincidences, lucky breaks and opportunities.
Please contact me if you have any questions.