To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

 

Java Index

A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports

1776004
 

Gunner

Ashby, John Thomas

British

Royal Artillery

89 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt.
 

 

 

Japanese PoW Held:-

 

Java

Java Party No:-

 

 
 

Java/Depart:-

 

 
 

Ship:-

 

 
 

Port/Arrive:-

 

 
 

 

 

 

Port/Depart:-

 

 
 

Land/Sea:-

 

 
 

Destination:-

 

 
 

 

 

 

Survived/Died:-

 

Died
 

Age:-

 

23
 

Date of Death:-

 

1943/11/29
 

Cause of Death:-

 

Drowned
 

Place of Death:-

 

At sea: Suez Maru -  Lat 6.20 S Long 116.30 E
 

 

 

 

Loved Ones

Son of William and Rose Ashby, of Mill Hill, Middlesex
 

 

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.

 
 

 

Reference

WO361/2195, WO361/1616
 

 

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