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

1483240
 

Lance Serjeant

Young, Walter Ernest

British

Royal Artillery

89 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt.
 

 

 

Japanese PoW Held:-

 

Java

Java Party No:-

 

 
 

Java/Depart:-

 

 
 

Ship:-

 

 
 

Port/Arrive:-

 

 
 

 

 

 

Port/Depart:-

 

 
 

Land/Sea:-

 

 
 

Destination:-

 

 
 

 

 

 

Survived/Died:-

 

Died
 

Age:-

 

34
 

Date of Death:-

 

1943/03/05
 

Cause of Death:-

 

 
 

Place of Death:-

 

Ballale Island
 

 

 

 

Loved Ones

Son of Walter and Mary Young; husband of D. Young, of Rose Hill, Oxford
 

 

Memorial

Column 7.
 

SINGAPORE MEMORIAL
 

 

Member of the 600 Gunners Party which left Changi 1942/10/18, commandeered by Lt-Col. J. Bassett, R.A., 35 L.A.A... Died Ballali, massacred with 517 other gunners by the Japanese (What Price Bushido by Alf 'Blackie' Baker).

 
 

Reference

 
 

 

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