To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Sapper

 Harold Gooch

Known as ‘Harry’

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1918/11/19 - Born Lowestoft

Son of Ewart William and Lilian Maud Gooch

Occupation Lorry Driver

Royal Engineers

560 Field Company.

18th Division R.E.

 

Japanese POW

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore

PoW No. 5846

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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1942/11/03 - Transported overland to Thailand in Letter Party ‘O’

Under Lt-Col. F.I.N McOstrich, RCOS, 18th Div.

Died very soon after reaching Thailand

 

Died

Age 24

24th November 1942

 

Loved Ones

Son of Ewart William and Lily Maud Gooch, of Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk

 

Memorial

Chungkai Cemetery

8. K. 10.

Gooch-Harold-Cemetery

Chungkai War Cemetery

 

Information

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

KEW:- WO 345/20, WO 361/2060, WO 361/2069, WO 361/2191

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