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My Grandad Laurence Cariss

My great grandfather was prison of war he was at camp Kaorin he works on buma rail way for a bit
His name is thomas clarke davies he was in 5th Beds & Herts. Regiment, 5th battion 18th Division i would like to no more about him or see any photos i do have a pictuer of his hankie some one drawn on and signed if any one could help me please do email me. Thanks.

Just wondered if you could point me in the right direction to find out some information about my grandad

He was a Japanese prisoner of war named Robert Clarke. He came from Bolton in England

Mike - thanks for the details - any pointers to where I could find out more details? There is nothing specific in his Army Service Records

Tracie, details not known but this is what it states: War Office, 25th September, 1947.
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve
that the following be Mentioned in recognition of
gallant and distinguished services whilst prisoners
of war in the Far East.

The Queen's R.
6086676 W.O. I (actg.) 'G. J. JONES.

Thanks Mike - I knew he was on one of the hell ships but could not find out which one - could I ask where I would find information on why he was mentioned in Dispatches ?

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Hi Tracie, (re Sgt Gordon James Jones 6086676). I cant add much I'm afraid. The only place I can see him mentioned is in the list of 1500 men who boarded the hellship, Kyokku Maru, on 25.04.1943 for sailing to Japan. This was known as

Hi im looking for information relating to my Grandads Brother whose name was Geoffrey Cady i believe he was in the Honk Kong Police force and was a POW

Graham, I have the following on Jack Shepherd. If you are able to e mail me then I will send you more:
SHEPHERD H.J. [Harold Jack] born 1905 South Stoneham, Hants.

A one-time foster-father of mine, Jack Shepherd, was Prison Governor of Changi and the five State Prisons of Malaya until it was taken by the Japanese. He was reinstated at the end of the war and continued to serve there during the '50s.

He was a prisonner of war in his own gaol for five years and told me some harrowing tales about life in the prison. His wife and two daughters got the last ship to Australia. I an find no records of him.

I have a WW2 postcard that I think was for US prisoners in a Japanese Camp.

I am looking for information on my grandfather Sgt Gordon James Jones - Indian Army Corps of Clerks - previously the Sussex Regiment
He was in Omi camp and I have found him on a web page that gives the Roster at Omi camp but nothing more - he was also mentioned in dispatches but I cannot find anything else even in his Army docs

Laura (re Frank Haslam). I dont have the emails we exchanged with the files, but I am sure they are in a folder somewhere. Give me a few days, and you will be able to stop cursing your email provider :) Mike

I was wondering if there is any information regarding my Grandfather Lt.Cor John Dunlop Petrie. He returned to Singapore sometime late in 1941 or Early in 1942, from leave in Australia. He was a member of the 3rd B settlement Straits Volunteer Force.

Hi
I originally asked about Private Frank Haslam on 24.08.13 and Mike kindly provided information.
I was wondering if Mike could forward the old emails to my account.
My email provider deleted all my emails and have no way to recover them ( I am gutted)
Mike if you still access this site and still have them- can you forward them again to me? It would be amazing- I foolishly relied on my email when I should have backed these up.
If not please don't go to too much trouble- its a lesson learnt in paper copies!
Many thanks
Laura

Mike, thanks so much for the info. Yes I did use the US month day date.Regarding day that the SS Monowai arrived in Liverpool, I got the date from a telegraph that was sent at the time with the date stamped on it. Where did you get your information from ? I've just finished reading the book "No Better Friend" in which Frank and his dog were at the River Valley Road Camp. So this is bringing my fathers story to life. Thank you very much.

Hi Kim, Your fathers date of capture is recorded as 20th March 1942, which suggests he was in Sumatra at the time. (This is the common date for the surrender at Sumatra) However, the only information I can find on him is from 15th January 1945, when he is now in Java. I do not have the information regarding his sailing from Sumatra to Java. On 15th January 1945 he was taken from the 10th Battalion Camp on Java, and along with 639 men was put on the Japanese hellship Kinta Maru 3, which sailed for Singapore, arriving 18th January 1945. He was then taken to River Valley Road Camp. The date you posted as his release date is definitely wrong, I assume you have read a date the American way as month/day/year, but it is actually probably day/month/year. So what you have read as 02/09/45 is 2nd September 1945, and not 9th February 1945. On 17th June 1945 he was moved from River Valley Camp to Changi Hospital. He is listed in the Changi Camp Roll as of 5th September 1945. The SS MONOWAI arrived in Singapore on 8th September and then sailed on 13th September. She arrived in Liverpool on 8th October 1945, not 11th November 1945 as you thought.

I am researching my father Jack Stuart Wilkinson 912329 LAC RAF 84th Squadron WW2 Japanese POW life.
I have discovered the squadrons activities, but many of them were split up. So unsure of his story. He survived and was released on 9th Feb1945. Returning to Liverpool on the SS Monowai 11th Nov 1945. Any help on his POW life would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi Patricia, Many of the First Mainland Party were also involved in the building of the railroad through to Kanchanaburi. The information you have now added about SS Corfu, identifies that he sailed homeward from Rangoon in Burma, and it was this ship that was the first home when it arrived in Southampton on 7th October 1945. I believe the most valuable document you should now obtain is his Liberation Questionaire (IF he completed one, as only about 50% of the men did). On this he may have listed all his camps with dates which will add a lot to his story. I will email the details of how to get this.

Mike, many thanks
Address should be Ramsey St Mary's Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire)
All the info we have is a reference to Fortress Troops 15/16.02.42 POW.
When you referred to the first camp would they have moved on to build the next camp?
We know after liberation he returned home on the SS Corfu and was at sea 5th Oct 1945.

My father was in the POW in somewhere in Burma. He was one of the prisoner who escaped from the island.

My father was in the POW in somewhere in Burma. He was one of the prisoner who escaped from the island.

Hi Patricia, (re Walter Lambert) Very little information. He was a member of the 3rd Heavy Anti Aircraft (3 HAA), Number 30 Battery. One of the first to be sent to the Siam Railroad on 26.06.1942 which was named The First Mainland Party. Their job was to build the camp at Banpong for all the men who would be transported later. Home address shown as 1, Council Houses, St. Marys, Ramcy, Hampshire, I assume this should be Romsey ? Sorry, but no further information.