To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

 

Java Index

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

3057
 

Air Commodore

Silly, Benjamin James

British

Royal Air Force
 

AOC RAF Base Java
 

 

 

Japanese PoW Held:-

 

Java

Java Party No:-

 

Staff
 

Java/Depart:-

 

1943/01/02 (Arr. Changi)
 

Ship:-

 

Pacific Maru
 

Port/Arrive:-

 

Singapore
 

 

 

 

Port/Depart:-

 

1943/01/10
 

Land/Sea:-

 

Aki Maru
 

Destination:-

 

Taiwan
 

 

 

 

Survived/Died:-

 

 
 

Age:-

 

 
 

Date of Death:-

 

 
 

Cause of Death:-

 

 
 

Place of Death:-

 

 
 

 

 

 

Loved Ones

 
 

 

Memorial

 
 

 
 

 

PoW in Batavia, Java (left 1943/12/27), Singapore (1943/01/02)(CL Lt Gen Percival), Taiwan (1943/02/01) (Karenko, Shirakawa). Died at Shirakaw, 1943/12/07, buried at Hong Kong.

 
 

Reference

WO 361/2215
 

 

Britain at War

 

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