To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Private

Arthur Barker

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1919/09/05 - Born Stoke-on-Trent

Son of Arthur and Edith

Occupation Blacksmith

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

18th Division

 

Service

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1941/10/30 - Left Liverpool for Halifax in Convoy CT.5.

1941/11/08 - At Halifax transferred to American liners

1941/11/10 - Left Halifax with Convoy William Sail 12X, destination unknown, believed to be Middle East.

Convoy William Sail 12x

Above Photo of Convoy William Sail 12X supplied by the late Maurice Rooney

Vought SB 2U Vindicator Scout Bomber - USS Ranger which was flying an Anti Submarine patrol over the convoy.

Front Line Top to Bottom:-

USS West Point - USS Mount Vernon - USS Wakefield - USS Quincy (Heavy Cruiser)

Back Row Top To Bottom:-

USAT Leonard Wood - USS Vincennes (Heavy Cruiser) - USS Joseph T Dickman

(USS Orizaba Ap-24 also sailed with Convoy though not pictured in photo)

1941/12/08 - Japan entered war by bombing Pearl Harbour and invading Malaya

18th Division diverted from Middle East and sent to Singapore

1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to Japanese

 

1942/03/21 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 777. Missing.

1943/11/17 - WO 417/68, Casualty List No 1293. Previously shown on Casualty List No 777 with Unit as Royal Army Ordnance Corps and Rank as Private. Now a Prisoner of War.

 

Japanese PoW

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore

Changi Camp

PoW No. 6539

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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1942/10/31 - Transported overland to Thailand in Letter Party ‘R’

PoW No. 14777

1942/11/15 - Nong Pladuk Camp

Commander Major Gill

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Postcards Home

 

1944/03/25 - Kaorin Camp

New PoW No. 2464

1945/09/05 - Liberated Thailand

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Kaorin Handkerchiefs

After an air drop of hankies they were signed by the PoWs

 

1945/09/27 - WO417/97_1, Casualty List No. 1869. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1293 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.

 

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Pacific Star

War Medal

1939-1945 Star

 

Information

Colin Tyndale
Japanese Transport
Kaorin Handkerchiefs
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW

Kew:- WO 361/2172, WO 392/23, WO 361/1979, WO 361/1954, WO 361/2196, WO 361/2165, WO 361/2165, WO 361/2058, WO 361/2181, WO 361/2069, WO 345/3,

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