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Gunner
Henry Lockley
1907/07/11 - Born Burston, Staffordshire
Son of James and Jane (nee Smallwood) Lockley
Occupation Groom
Royal Artillery
9 Coast Regiment
Japanese PoW
1942/03/15 - Captured Singapore
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/04/25 - Transported oversea in the Kyokko Maru with ‘G’ Force.
1,500 PoWs (300 British, 200 Australians, 1,000 Dutch)
Commander Major R Glasgow, 8th Division
1943/05/22 - Reached Moji, Japan
PoW No. 2723
1943/05/23 - British arrive at Tokyo 9B from Singapore
1943/08/01 - Renamed Tokyo 7D
1945/08 - Camp renamed Tokyo 13B
1945/09/06 - Liberated Tokyo 13 B - Omi, Japan
Travelled by train to Yokohama.
Died
18th November 1945
Age 38
At the Stoke-on-Trent, London Road (City General Hospital)
Henry was granted a Commonwealth War Grave and is buried at Sandon's All Saints Churchyard near Stafford.
“ONE OF BRITAIN'S BRAVEST - ONE OF ENGLAND'S BEST,
SERVED KING AND COUNTRY WELL AND HERE HE LIES AT REST”
Information:-
Phil Bradshaw
Japanese Transport
Japanese Homeland
KEW:- WO 361/1745, WO 361/1970, WO 392/25, WO 345/32, WO 345/32, WO 367/3, WO 361/1984,
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