Escapes

 

PoW Escapes

 

Compiled with the help of the Commonwealth War Graves

 

This Page is Dedicated To

138995

Captain

Feathers, John Normansel

Mentioned in Despatches

United Kingdom

Royal Army Service Corps

attd. H.Q. 53rd Inf. Bde., 18th Division

 

 

Far East - Prisoner of the Japanese

Died

Source:

James Bradley ' Towards the Setting Sun'

Escape:

1943/08/05 Attempted Escape from Songkurai No.2 Camp.

Age:

34

Date of Death:

1943/08/02

Cause of Death:

Swollen feet and under nourished

Place of Death:

Died in jungle

 

Loved Ones

Son of George Farquharson Feathers and Beatrice Feathers; husband of Ynona Joyce Feathers, of Long Sutton, Hampshire

 

Memorial

Column 97.

SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

The Memorial stands in Kranji War Cemetery. Kranji War Cemetery is 22 kilometres north of the city of Singapore, on the north side of Singapore Island overlooking the Straits of Johore.

Singapore

 

Born 1909/04/17, Dunter, Dundee, Scotland. B.A. (Oxon.). PoW in 'F' Force, transported 1943/04/25 to Thailand.

 

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