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Lisa

Scotland

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could find any information about my great Uncle Malcolm Andrew Grant. He was a signal man. He was born in 1915 in Burton upon Trent. His number was 2361470. Many thanks

Katie

Uk

Thank you for your research Mike

Jonathan Moffatt

UK

I can help you on this one, Helen, particularly with details of his Sumatra Camps. He died at Sungei Geron Camp near Palembang, Sumatra just as liberation forces were starting to arrive there. His grave was originally at no.2 cemetery, Sungei Geron Camp. These graves were eventually moved to CWGC Jakarta. I'll e mail you some more information including his Liverpool address. Very good records were kept of the Palembang camps.

Helen

Liverpool (U.K.)

My great uncle died in palamberg camp, Sumatra.1945.

Tracey Robertson

Melbourne

Hi Mike,

Geoffrey

Melborne

I have not seen a link to this but thought it may be of interest to people looking into the fall of Singapore, Changi etc.

http://www.pows-of-japan.net/articles/AUSTRALIAN_GENERAL_HOSPITAL.pdf

Debbie

Australia

Hi, I'm looking for any information regarding my uncle, Edmund (Ted) John Moran from the 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion. He was a prisoner of war in Changi I believe but I really don't know much more than this and can't seem to find much online. Like many, he never spoke about his experience to anyone. His service number was NX71481 and he was frm Segenhoe, NSW. If anyone could provide any information at all it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Debbie

Steve

UK

Hi, i'm looking for information for a friends Grandfather who was a POW on the Burma Railway. His name was Gwilym Parry and his service number was 1563913. Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you

Rachel

Perth, Australia

Hello - I am searching for any information regarding my
grandfather George Edward James HAMMOND.
He was captured by the Japanese shortly after his
arrival in Singapore in 1942. Service number 4976627.
He is listed as being a POW in Malaya POW camp.
This is all the information that I can find and I would
love to know more if anyone can help.
He was with the Fifth Battalion Sherwood Foresters.
He went back to live in Derbyshire after the war.

Laura

UK

Looking for any insight for 1807370 Samuel Snooks deceased POW. He was my great uncle and all I know is buried in the Chungkai War Cemetery.

Any help appreciated.

Mal scott

Uk

I am looking for any info on my grandad. Fred painter who was a gunner of the 5th regt royal artillery

Louise Lovesee

England

I am trying to find info on my grandfather Percy Budd POW in Japan.
My grandmother recently recently passed away leaving little info. Family life was dramatic after his return as a pow. My family know very little & now having children myself feel it very important wi to know what their great grand father achieved and was subject to for all our sakes.

PETER REBEIRO

BANGLADESH

i WANT THE RECORD OF my 2 own uncles SGT GEORGE REBEIRO OF the Indian Army Corps of clerk (I.A.C.C) Regiment attached to the British Army (Berkshire) Regiment who was an Ex prisoner of war Captured with ninety thousand British and Australian troops in Changi jail Singapore for three years and SGT, ALBERT REBEIRO OF The North Staffordshire regiment of the Indian army corps of clerk (I.A.C.C) Parachute division of the British Army during the second world war

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Jeanne

Singapore

Hi. I don't know if this is the right website to ask. I'm putting up a private exhibition on WWII and Syonan (Singapore under Japanese Occupation 1942-1945) artefacts. A group of collector friends believe there have been some fake Changi POW tags floating around. May I know if there's someone I can show a tag to in order to ascertain it's authenticity? Thank You.

Pamela Dumbleton

Birmingham United Kingdom

I am writing regarding Pte. Edward Brettell . Vx30486He was an orderly in the AIF

Heather

Kent uk

Hi,
I am trying to find out about my Grandfather, Captain William Irving O'Flynn.
He was in Singapore when it fell.I know he worked on the Thai / Burma Railway.
Other than that, I have not got any information about his time as a FEPOW.
He was in the Manchester Regiment and any information would would be
Amazing to have.
Kind regards,
Heather.

Iwan Kusters

Netherlands

Thank you very much for the information Mike! I'm glad that you found out the same as I did (and some more)
Now I can finally make a document about my granddad and what has most likely happened to him.

Daphne Stott (now Bradbury)

Cape Tpwm

I was born in Lunghwa Camp in Shanghai October 1944 and wondered if there was anyone still alive who may remember my famiy Herbert and Alexandra Stott who were interned at Lunghwa . Also whether there are any other children born in the camp who are still alive? Trying to compile a family biography

Mike

20.03.2017

Katie,

Your Grandfather was with the 197 Field Ambulance RAMC. Address shown as 6, Littel Royd, Streethouse, Pontefract. He arrived in Singapore on the USS Mount Vernon, after changing ships in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His Liberation Questionnaire, completed by himself, shows that he remained in Changi for the whole duration of the war, until repatriation on 26.09.1945. His service records will not include any details of his time of imprisonment, but will give you details pre Jan 42, and after the war. Copies of files available if wanted.

Katie

UK

Hi Mike, I am in the very early stages of trying to find out which camp(s) my Grandfather was in.

Mike

I dont understand why the last 7 people who have been given information, seem to have posted and then never returned for answers, Seems a waste of everyones time.

Mike

10.03.2017 UK

Hi Iwan, Unfortunately I only have details of the UK POWs who sailed in Java Party 20, but agree that all your research does seem to be correct. I have very little information of Dutch records.. Looking at his Japanese Index Card it looks to me that he was originally in branch camp II which I believe would possibly be Cilacap. His index card shows at least 3, maybe 4, different POW numbers, suggesting 3 or 4 camps, unless renumbering occurred at a camp (which did happen quite often). One strange fact has emerged, and that is I have a file dated 22.06.1944, marked Java Camp 2, and W.F.Commu, pow number 16353 is listed as being there. Looking at his index card this is obviously impossible. Sorry, none of this is of much help to you.

Iwan Kusters

Netherlands

Hello Mike,
I hope you can help me out. I'm looking for any information about my grandfather W.F. Commu ( N.I. 82782) So far I found out that he was captured on March 8th 1942 in Bandung and that he was on the NN Maru 17 on 18-05-1944 (from Batavia to Singapore (as a part of Java Party 20) Unfortunately I can't find any passengerslist so I can't be sure he was part of Java Party 20.
From there on he was on the Myo Maru, followed by the Tamahoko Maru (that was torpedoed) and he died (probably by drowning). As you can see there's a big gap between his date of capture (march 8th 1942) and where he went on the NN Maru 17 18-05-1944. I hope you can help me with that or give me some tips how to find it myself.
All I can find is that he was probably in the main camp of Java POW Camp 16353 but was he there for a day...a month? I have no clue.
Hope you can fill in some gaps for me, you would make me and my family really happy!
Greetings, Iwan

Jody

PERTH

Hi, I am trying to find any information from my Granddad's time as a POW. His name is Robert A Oders - service number WX13420.
Thank you

Cherie Hately

Canberra

Hi Mike, my dad, Dr Colin William Shaw served as a Captain with the Indian Army & was a POW in Changi prison along with some of the Australian medical doctors.