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Alan

Hi Mike, 5th January 1910 Lambeth London.
George Harris Barneveld.

Mike

UK 07.12.2019

Alan, do you know his middle name, and date of birth?

Alan

Hampshire

Hi,
Looking for information on my grandfather George Barneveld, a sergeant in the royal artillery

Mike

UK 06.12.2019

Catherine. Gunner Daniel McCaskill, service number 879104, NOK address shown as 27, Ladykirk Drive, Cardonald, Glasgow. Imprisoned Changi, Singapore until 29.04.1943 when he entrained on Train 12 of

Kelly

Brighton England

Hi I

Catherine

Scotland

Researching my family history and have discovered a Daniel David McCaskill who was born in1920 in Govan and was taken prisoner of war on 15th February 1942. Is there any way of finding out what POW camps he would have been in? He as a gunner in the 80 Anti Tank Regiment Royal Artillery. His unit number is 879104 and he was captured at Singapore.

Mike

UK 02.12.2019

Hi Nicola. Private Ernest Buck was in the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, service number 6204756. Address shown as Foxley Close, North Earlham, Norwich. Taken prisoner on 15.02.1945 at the capitulation of Singapore. Imprisoned Changi until 24.06.1942 when he was sent to the Siam Railroad. This was one of the first parties to be sent and he would have been involved in the construction of a camp for all those who followed. He died at Chungkai (Thailand)(not Singapore) of avitaminosis on 08.10.1943 and was buried there in original grave number N/623. He would have been moved to his new grave post war, when the cemetery was laid out by the Commonwealth War Graves.

Nicola Pollard

Gloucestershire

I'm researching my grandfather, Ernest Edward Buck, sometimes known as Edward Ernest Buck. He was with The Royal Norfolk Regiment & he died in Singapore, in 1943. He is buried at Chungkai War Cemetary

Roger Blinko

Australia and Canada

I have just begun researching a member of my family

Mike

UK 22.11.2019

Hi Rosetta. . L/Sgt James Croll, I can only find him in the 1942 Changi files of the 1st Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment HKSRA. I cant see any reference to 3 HAA or 2 AA/HKSRA, but perhaps you have records prior to the capitulation on 15.02.1942. The 1HKSRA shows his fathers address of Ballater, Aberdeen. It also gives the information that he was sent to the Burma Railroad on 15.10.1942. The CWGC shows his original grave and place of death as

Rosetta Chard

Thornton Cleveleys

Request for A Pal , L/Sgt James Cargill Croll 1063870
3rd H A A Reg (2nd) HKSRA
We have been trying to piece together
his service details got on really well until it came to
his FEPOW history
Captured 15/02/42 Date of Death 11/8/45
CWGC Details and saturation but to be honest its double dutc
could you advise where we could find where he
was captured and any camps Regards

Mike

UK 19.11.2019

Hi Kelly, re Samuel Podmore. The Black Watch were part of the Chindit Force fighting to push the Japanese out of Burma later in the war. Can I suggest you Google 'Chindits' to find websites that I hope will be more able to help.

Alan Barneveld

Hampshire

Hi,

Kelly Dawson

Scotland

Hi there, I am looking for information on my great grandfather Samuel Podmore who was in the Black Watch in Burma during the war and was a Japanese POW. I don

Jean

USA

Mike I thank you from th bottom of my heart
For all the info you have supplied regarding
My Uncle Fred Monk.

Mike

UK 14.11.2019

Hi Jean. Re Frederick Monk. This was an interesting search. It was apparent from the offset that he was extremely unlikely to have died on the railroad as he would not have been buried in Hong Kong (Sai Wan). It is also very unusual to see a war grave stating such a broad range of death date possibilities. This is what I have found so far. Signalman Frederick Monk taken prisoner at the capitulation of Singapore on 15.02.1942. Imprisoned Changi until 04.11.1942 when he was sent to the Burma/Siam Railroad as part of

Gary

Canada

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Mike

UK 12.11.2019

Yvonne, re Bombadier Donald Lawson. 6th Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment (6 HAA). Service number 890355. Captured at the capitulation of Java on 08.03.1942. Imprisoned at Bandung March 42

Kayleigh

England

We can't find records for my Grandad with a service number? As my Step-Nan threw his details away after he passed away.
His name was Hubert Dixon, born in 1927. He passed away in 2004 but we would love to find more details about him.
I believe he was a POW in Belsen?
If there aren't details here could you point me in the right direction to find them, want to give my mum a bit of her father back.

Jean

USA

I recently found info that my uncle Frederick Monk
No. 2350496 of th 28th Ind. Inf. Bde, Sig. Sec.

Mike

UK 10.11.2019

Tina, re Jack Smith. There are 12 x J or Jack Smiths as POWs so more information is needed. However, one looks more obvious. Did he live at Station Road, Melbourne, Near Derby ? Did he have a date of birth of 27.02.1920 ?

Andrew Mulley

Leamington Spa

Looking for information on Mulley , William Arthur No. 1099789
Changi, Nong Pladuk, River Valley Road, Saigon.

Yvonne Taylor

Edinburgh Scotland

Searching for any information on my uncle, Donald Lawson who was a POW. He did survive and returned home but never spoke about what happened during the war. He died in 2005.

tina levy

widnes

my uncle jack smith from derby escaped the burma railroad an hid in the jungle with a couple of pows he always told us that he was hidden by local natives in the jungle .but didnt like talking about the terrible things that happend .would he be on somekind of a list of rememberence list

Mike

UK 07.11.2019

Hector. What nationality?