A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports
VX21104
Private
Manning, Cyril Joseph
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:-
40
Date of Death:-
1943/08/27
Cause of Death:-
Place of Death:-
Thailand: Thailand-Burma Railway
Loved Ones
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
Keeping The Candle Burning
In Memory of Fred Taylor, Anthea Becket, John Wheedon and Arthur Lane