Ma 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

935920

Corporal

Mahon, Eugene Owen

British

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Japanese PoW Held:-

Java

Java Party No:-

Java/Depart:-

1942/09/22

Ship:-

Unknown

Port/Arrive:-

Singapore

Port/Depart:-

1942/10/09

Land/Sea:-

Hiteru Maru

Destination:-

Borneo

Survived/Died:-

Died

Age:-

Date of Death:-

1945/06/30

Cause of Death:-

Place of Death:-

Borneo: Ranau

Loved Ones

Son of Owen and Bridget Mahon, of Manningham, Bradford, Yorkshire. Winner of Renshaw Cup, 1937, and Leeds and District Master Bakers' Cup, 1938

Memorial

Column 452.

SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

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.

Reference

WO 361/2208

Keeping The Candle Burning

In Memory of Fred Taylor, Anthea Becket, John Wheedon and Arthur Lane

Designed and Maintained by Ron Taylor

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