A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports
VX57111
Private
Boreham, Harold Edward
Australian
Australian Infantry
A.I.F. 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Japanese PoW Held:-
Java
Java Party No:-
6
Java/Depart:-
1943/01/04
Ship:-
Usu Maru
Port/Arrive:-
Singapore
Port/Depart:-
1943/01/20
Land/Sea:-
Overland - Train 37
Destination:-
Thailand
Survived/Died:-
Died
Age:-
36
Date of Death:-
1943/08/08
Cause of Death:-
Place of Death:-
Thailand: Thailand-Burma Railway
Loved Ones
Son of William James Boreham and Hope Boreham
Memorial
Coll. grave 1. Q. 2-78.
KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY
Thailand-Burma Railway built between Nong Pladuc, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, from Apr. 1942 to Oct.1943, total length 415 km. British and Dutch started from Nong Pladuc in Thailand.
Reference
WO 361/2214, CWGC
Kepping The Candle Burning
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