Br Database

To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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

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Battery Quartermaster Sergeant

Broom, Cyril Leonard

British

Royal Artillery

78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt.

Japanese PoW Held:-

Java

Java Party No:-

Java/Depart:-

1942/09/22

Ship:-

Nagara Maru

Port/Arrive:-

Singapore

Port/Depart:-

1942/10/09

Land/Sea:-

Hiteru Maru

Destination:-

Borneo

Survived/Died:-

Died

Age:-

Date of Death:-

1945/02/16

Cause of Death:-

Malaria - Contracted 1945/01/07

Place of Death:-

Borneo: Sandakan

Loved Ones

Son of Alfred and Agnes Broom; husband of Marjorie Broom, of Shipley, Yorkshire

Memorial

V. A. 11.

LABUAN WAR CEMETERY

Sandakan death marches from 1945/01/29, to Paginatan and Ranau. Out of the 2434 Sandakan prisoners, 1787 Australians and 641 British died, only 6 Australians survived by escaping.

For Further information 'Borneo Death Reports'

Reference

WO 361/2208, WO361/1501, WO361/2195, CWGC

Kepping The Candle Burning

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