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Angie

Scotland

Hi! I have recently began a bit of research into my Grandad's war experience. His name was James Alexander Michie, service no 1123498. He was an LAC in RAF. So far I have found that he was captured 8th March 1942, was transported on Macassar Maru as part of Java 17a to Changi then onto Japan on Matsue Maru, arriving 15th Nov 1943. As far as I can work out he was at the wakayama osaka camp then until March 1945 then in the Ikuno #4 camp until liberation 2nd Sept 1945. I have found a record dated 30th August 1945 listing him as an invalid with impacted fracture and surgical neck injury. I know from family that he was sent to New Zealand to recuperate for about a year but I haven't found any detail of his recovery from Japan. Is there anywhere I can find out where and how he was captured? Was he held in Java for the first year and a half and would he have been used for labour there? I would really appreciate any info to fill in the gaps. Thank you!

Jade

UK

Hi, I am trying to find any information on my grandad william H Coates. He was a POW in Singapore. Does anyone have any info on? Thanks

Stacey Oakes

Norfolk

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Mike

UK 07.05.2020

Kimberley, I cannot see any POW named Frederick Prime, but there is an Alfred Prime. Did he live in Luton, Bedfordshire ? Can you give any more information?.

Emily

Lincolnshire

Hi, I

Kimberley

Staines upon thames

Hi, I'm looking for my grandad. His dad was a Japanese prisoner Fredrick prime

Kathryn McInerney

SA

Hi Peter
Im thought Id post something here to mark my spot. Thank you for placing Dad's book here on your Website. It has enabled many to read his story and I have now been contacted by another author (Tony Wege) and was able to share some information with him for his latest book.

Mike

26.04.2020

Jason, if Arthur had died in Changi he would be buried in Kranji, but there is no one there by that name. However, there is an Arthur John Berry buried at Kanchanaburi in Thailand. He was in the Australian 2/30 Bn , service number NX2727, and came from Lidcombe, Sydney.

JASON Woods

Australia

Hi I'm wondering if you could please help me look for a name of a man named Arthur Berry he died in Changi please email me back in what you find thank you

John Sandles

I'd like to thank all who have sent me additional information since I posted about my grandpa. You are most kind!

I would also like to share that I did receive an email which looked like a phishing email and used the term Walden. I would caution other users to be aware of this. The email came from someone claiming to be 'Mark Turner' and from this email address 'Show email address' and claimed to be working on behalf of the public sector and that he owed 'Walden' a legal obligation. I would urge all uses to be cautious if they receive an email similar to this (or of other nature) out of the blue. 'Mark' will likely ask you for your bank details to 'transfer the money', but don't send them anything.

Don't mean to cause undue concern, but thought I'd make people aware!

Mike

Zara, there is no John Best listed on the POW Master List. I have also checked the Japanese Index Cards, and there is not one for him. He does not appear to have been a POW and there is no entry in the Royal Artillery Nominal Roll. I don

Zara best

Kent

Hi I'm looking for help with John Frederick best royal artillery

Mike

UK 20.04.2020

Hello Patrick. You asked for the same details in November 2013. I am therefore posting a copy of the reply made at that time. .. .. ..23.11.2013
Comments: Hi Patrick (re Thomas Joseph O

patrick oconnell

suffolk

Hello I am trying to gain more information about my father.Gunner Thomas Joseph Oconnell service number 1115802 of 88th field regt,royal artillery was captured on 15/2/42 at Singapore he survived the war but never talked about it.THE ONLY OTHER INFORMATION I HAVE IS INDEX FILECARD WO345/38 KEPT AT KEW RECORDS.WHICH I HAVE NOT SEEN. I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFULL IF YOU COULD HELP.

Mike

UK 16.04.2020

Hi Liz. Lt. Charles Carpenter, service number 153515, 85th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Imprisoned Changi after the fall of Singapore on 15.02.1942. Remained Changi until 13.05.1943 when entrained with 'H Force' to the Burma/Siam Railroad. Forced to march over 170Km to the camps in the Hellfire Pass region. Documents show he was returned to Changi by 01.11.1944 when he shows up on a roll call. Liberated from Changi in September 1945.

Liz

Kent UK

Hello, i have just found out cousin of mine was a Japanese POW, his name was Lt Charles Gerald Carpenter born 13July 1915 in Eastbourne Sussex. Iwas wondering if you had or could find out any imformation about him and his time as a POW. Thank you

Mike

UK 05.04.2020

Hi Karen. I can give you a summary but not a lot of detail. Sgt. William Cannon of Lochend Cottages, Newbridge, Midlothian, service number 809244. Royal Artillery, 137th Field Regiment. Taken prisoner at Titi, Malaya on 03.02.1942 during the advance of the Japanese and imprisoned at Kuala Lumpur. He appears to have never been sent to Changi, where most useful research documents are found. Sent to the Burma Siam Railroad on 19.10.1942 directly from Kuala Lumpur. I cannot trace his camps on the railroad. It seems he was with men of Group 1, and his prisoner number was 4091, having previously been 12754. (Common practice for the Japs to issue new numbers as administration was changed.) He appears to have been liberated from Thailand on 30.08.1945. Sorry I don

Karen Hazel

Catterick Garrison

Could you please let me know if you have any information about Sergeant William

Klaas van der Tempel

The Netherlands

Dear Lt Colonel Winstanly,

I want to express my sincere appreciation for your website. Through an inquiry of a couple of

Robert Duncan

Scotland

Hi

I am looking for some information if possible. My Grandfather John Alison Duncan was taken prisoner of war in Burma.
He previously had served in the royal navy and was a stocker on the landing barges at omaha beach we think he then went
on to serve in the seaforth highlanders or something like that he came from the town of Stranraer and when he first signed up he lied about his age.
He may have escaped from the camp a couple of times though we cannot be sure.

I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me find out firstly his service number secondly where he would have been taken and thirdly what was the
conditions like at that camp and what would they have done their.


Can anyone help me find out some information? I would appreciate it thanks.

Glenda

Uk

Sorry Fred. George Leslie William

Glenda

UK

Fred. George Leslie Wilson

Fred

Beach

I started doing a family tree for a mate and knew his dad had been a Japanese prisoner of war Gunner George Leslie Williams born 1914, Les to everyone in his home town before his death I tried to use FOLD3 via Ancestry but gave up after 10 minutes, as far as I could make out you can't search by name. Les was in the Royal Artillary 1939-45 service number 1582478 the only detail on Ancestry pointing you towards FOLD3 is "Japanese Index cards of allied prisoners of war and internees and a name Wilburn-Wilson" When I searched my grandfathers military service I got pages of his 12 years in India and a spell in the Lancashire reserves during the 1st WW, all for free, surely researching military service records should be our right, a fee is OK within reason but why have Americans hold the information, isn't there a UK means to access archives.

Ronan Tierney

Kilkenny Ireland

I would appreciate any info re my father Fl/Lt William F Tierney 81604 captured on Java 17-3-42 with other elements of 84 Sqn RAF

Mike

Hi Sandie, I have been closely following your search for information on other sites, and therefore not duplicated it on here. It is great you have found so much truth about his short life and been able to put to rest family Chinese Whispers. For the sake of others who follow this website can I post that his story has evidence that he died of vitamin deficiency and was not beheaded. It is great that after more than 75 years you will be able to pass on his story with many true facts.