To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Gunner

Thomas William Brightwell

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1921/05/12 - Born Soham, Cambridgeshire

Son of William and Florence Brightwell

Occupation General Labourer

Royal Artillery

135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment

18th Division

 

Japanese PoW

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore

Camp No. M196

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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1942/10/20 - Transported to Taiwan in England Maru

1942/11/14 - Arrived Taiwan

PoW No. III 2225

Taichu Camp, Taiwan

Heito Camp, Taiwan

1945/02/27 - Transported from Keeling, Taiwan in Taiko Maru - carried only British

1945/03/10  - Arrived Japan

PoW No. XXIV 13261

F24B Emuka Camp, Senryu, Japan

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PoWs worked for the Sumitomo Coal Mining Company

1945/03/10 - Start of Illness

 

Died

Age 23

1945/04/20 - 8.50am

Cause of Death ‘Croup Shtyle’ Pneumonia

Died at F24B Emuka, Kitamatsuur District

Death Certified by Tanaka Seiichi

 

Loved Ones

Son of Mr. and Mrs W. W. Brightwell, of Soham, Cambridgeshire

 

Memorial

Yokohama War Cemetery

Brit. Sec. H. C. 15.

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YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY

Information

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Japanese_Homeland/Camp_Rolls/Fukuoka_24B/

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Yokohama_War_Cemetery/B/html/br.htm

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/My-Home-Town/Cambridgeshire/html/cambridge_area.htm

KEW:- WO 345/7, WO 361/1475, WO 361/1475, WO 392/23, WO 361/1968, WO 361/1475, WO 361/1367, WO 361/1475/2, WO 361/2184, WO 361/2068,

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