239 Bty., 79 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) H.A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery
Japanese POW
Captured in Java
Died
Age
25
1943/11/29
Loved Ones
Son of Montague Leonard and Mary Ann Bailey, of Tooting, Surrey
Memorial
Column 12.
SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
Sunk by USS Bonefish, off Kangean Islands 6º 22' South by 116º 35' East. Japanese Captain Kawano orders the shooting of the prisoners in the water. From 14.15 – 16.30 the Minesweeper W.12 massacres the survivors using machine gun and rifles. No survivors.
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