Son of Thomas and Margaret Dron (nee Phillips) of Whitley Bay, Northumberland (born 27th January 1912). Stepson of Eleanor Dron, half brother to Gladys Purvis Dron and Laura Isabel Dron. Gateshead & Tyneside, district.
Memorial
Column 426.
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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“We will remember them”
Britain at War
In Memory of Fred Taylor, Arthur Lane and John Wheedon Designed and Maintained by Ron Taylor.
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