A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports
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Sergeant
Honeyford, G L
British
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
attd. Royal Artillery
Japanese PoW Held:-
Java
Java Party No:-
23
Java/Depart:-
1943/09/17
Ship:-
Junyo Maru
Port/Arrive:-
Sunk before reaching Sumatra.
Port/Depart:-
Land/Sea:-
Destination:-
Survived/Died:-
Died
Age:-
Date of Death:-
1944/09/18
Cause of Death:-
Junyo Maru sunk by HMS Tradewind
Place of Death:-
At sea: Junyo Maru - MoakoMoakao, Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E
Loved Ones
Memorial
Died 1944/09/18, age 43, when HMS Tradewind fired torpedoes at the Junyo Maru, sinking her at MoakoMoakao, Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E. Remembered at Singapore Memorial, Column 109. Son of George and Maria Margaret; husband of Marjorie L. of Aldershot.
Reference
WO 361/2223, WO361/2195
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