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Chris lawton

Reading

Looking for any info on my great grandad lance bombardier Charles Alfred Thornton 1071371

elaine

sheffield

Hi, I'm looking for any info on my uncle who was p.o.w ww2 he was Reginald Sanderson in 211 squadron

Ty

Melbourne

Hello, I am looking for information on my grandfather,
Geoffrey Robert Donald, RAAF, captured Singapore.

Phyllis Pettitt

Australia

Ronald Frank Pettitt RAF Royal Aircraftman 924875
Prisoner of War 3951
was my father-in-law.
I am putting together a 'story' for my husband (oldest son of Ron) comprising all the family letters he received whilst missing & a POW & after his return to UK, including letters from other ex-POWs. I wonder if you have any info concerning which camps he was interned. I seem to have the following info (but can't remember how I go it!!) : at Boei Glodok, Mater Delarosa, Cycle Camp & Pakan Baru, Sumatra. Flown to Singapore in Lady Mountbatten's Dakota. Any help, additional info etc would be very much appreciated.

Gill K

Manchester

Looking for the name of the person in a camp in Bandung who drew a picture of my grandfather. This person with initials GB who may have been in the RAF. He may have been an illustrator or cartoonist with a newspaper. He was in a camp in Bandung in October 1943. GB was given a photo of my grandfather by James Humble who also in the camp. GB drew a likeness from the photo and James Humble hid it until he was released and could take it home and give it to my grandfather. My grandfather is dead so we cannot get any further information. I have a picture of the drawing if anyone thinks they may know who this GB might be.

Lindsey george

Canada

You are very good.

Lindsey george

Canada

Yes, John Frederick Thomas George!

Mike

UK 12.06.2014

Lindsey

Lindsey george

Canada

Yes, UK. Third name Frederick and field artillery

Mike

Lindsey ....... Can I establish I have the right person. I assume you mean a British artillery unit ? Did he have a third name of Thomas ?

Lindsey George

Canada

Hello, I am looking for information about my dad, now deceased.

Mike

Hi Lynne,

I can get you started on your search for information, but cannot supply the end details. Your Grandfather was a member of the 'Royal Army Medical Corps', serving with the '198 Field Ambulance' at the time of the surrender at Singapore on 15.02.1942. His service number is 7364200 and address shown as The Farm, Common Lane, Guist, Norfolk. He initially was at Changi Hospital and was then sent to the Burma Railroad on 06.11.1942.

Lynne Wood

Norwich, Norfolk UK

Hi,
I am looking for information on my Grandfather Stanley Arthur Nobes from Norfolk. I have always been told that he was

Janet

Hampshire, England

Mike thank you very much for the information below about my Grandfather Gnr James Thomas Saundry

Mike

Jeanie, (re Robert Bolton) Your Grandfather is NOT listed as one of the POWs captured in Singapore / Java etc in 1942. He also does not have a Liberation Questionnaire. This suggests that he was more likely to have been with the Chindit forces that were involved in pushing the Japanese back out of Burma. I would suggest you repost, with the photo of him in uniform on this website: http://ww2talk.com/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=viewNewContent&search_app=forums where there are some experts in both fields.

Mike

UK 08.06.2014

Janet (re Gnr James Thomas Saundry) and Robert (re Gnr. Arthur Beardshaw). With the thousands of POWs taken at Singapore, it is a coincidence that you have posted within 24 hours of each other, yet your relatives were both in the same 11th battery of the 3rd Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment, and would have been alongside each other. Both were transported by hellship on 04.04.1942 as the first party to leave Singapore, and went to Saigon. These 1100 men thereafter became known as the Saigon Battalion. In both instances I believe you need a copy of their Liberation Questionaires from The National Archives at Kew to establish exactly which camps they went to. (only about 50% of men completed one).
Robert

Janet

Hampshire, England

I am trying to find out information on my Grandfather Gnr James Thomas Saundry. His army number is 861742 and was with 11/3 RA HAA. I found one record online that says he was a PoW and left in Saigon. Other than that, I don't know very much about his army life. He came from Lostwithiel, Cornwall and returned there after the war. Any information anyone could give, would be very much appreciated.

David Craven

UK

does anyone have information on wwII nurse Edna Craven, later married an officer Nation.
Her brothers were were Jack and Colin Craven.
My father is Colin Craven, fought in India with the S Staffordshire regiment.

Jeanie

St. Helens

Can anyone please give me any information as to where I can obtain information on my grandfather Robert Samuel Bolton, he was a Japanese prisoner of war but unfortunately I don't have any information on his regiment, I was told that he suffered terribly in the camp and never discussed it when he was released, I know it's a long shot but any help would be greatly appreciated as all I have are photographs of him taken in his uniform but can't identify badge and some where he served in Egypt that's what it say in back of photo, thanking you in advance

Mike

UK 06.06.2014

Laura,

Robert

Leyland

Looking for any information on my father Arthur Beardshaw who was taken prisoner in Singapore on 15 Feb 1942 he was held until 1945. I have his basic Army records but would like to know where he was held as a POW. He was in Royal Artillery and his service no. was 1426775.

Regards R Beardshaw

Laura

Manchester

Hi, I was wondering if there was any information about my Grandad Stanley Harry Harris who was from Maldon in Essex? I know he was a Japanese Prisoner of War, possibly working on the Burma railroad but don't have his service number or further details. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Jeanne Thompson

Michigan

My Uncle Murray Maurice Sullivan was a prisoner of war in Manchuria and was also in the Bataan Death March.
I am looking for Father Bob Phillips who was also a POW.
Also on Tottori hellship.John Lewis suggested that I contact him because he was also in the same camp and same ship as my Uncle.

My Uncle did not talk much about his years in Manchuria and I really would like to know more about him. He was Uncle Red to all of us cousins because of his red hair. I would be so grateful if I could find out more.

Mike

UK 01.06.2014

Hi Lucy,

Your Grandad, Sgt. Arthur Mason, was a member of the 11th Indian Division, Royal Corps of Signals.
After the surrender of Singapore on 15.02.1942 he was in Changi, and then on 25.10.42 boarded the hellship

Lucy Houlden

UK

Hello, and thanks for putting together a great website!

My name is Lucy and I am trying to research where my grandad spent his time as a POW if anyone can help. His name was Arthur Vincent Christopher Mason. His service number was 2332243. His address was Eton Road, Burton-on-Trent (he may have known the other person mentioned below from Burton!).