A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports
637570
Sergeant
Miller, Douglas Clingan
British
Royal Air Force
Japanese PoW Held:-
Java
Java Party No:-
2
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:-
25
Date of Death:-
1945/06/07
Cause of Death:-
Place of Death:-
Borneo: Sandakan-Ranau
Loved Ones
Son of William and Helen Clingan Miller; nephew of Miss C. S. Clingan, of Edinburgh
Memorial
14. B. 9.
HANOVER 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.
Reference
WO 361/2208
Keeping The Candle Burning
In Memory of Fred Taylor, Anthea Becket, John Wheedon and Arthur Lane