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B.A., Econ. (University of Wales)
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Hong Kong and Singapore Royal Artillery
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Japanese POW
Being transported from from Hong Kong to Shanghai in the Lisbon Maru
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Age
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Lisbon Maru - 6 miles from Tung Fusham Island, off the China coast, 29°57'N, 122°56'E.
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Nationality
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Loved Ones
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Son of the Revd. R. L. Headley and Margaret Headley; husband of Elsie Headley, of Llandudno, Caernarvonshire, Wales. Father of David, brother to Mary Gwendoline Ellis and uncle to Meg Ellis.
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Memorial
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The Lisbon Maru left Hong Kong, 1942/09/27 for Shanghai with 1816 prisoners on board. Attacked and sunk by USS Grouper (American submarine). Also a memorial at University of Wales, Bangor where he was a student.
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