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7652059
Private
William James Almond
‘Bill’
1909/09/09 - Born Liverpool
Occupation Joiners Labourer
1931 - Married Elizabeth M Thomas
Bill his wife May and Mo the youngest of the 5 children.
The other four children had been evacuated from Bradley Road, Litherland to Gloucestershire after the May Blitz In Liverpool.
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
35 LAA Work Shop
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. I 1034
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/04/25 - Transported to Thailand with ‘F’ Force, H.Q.M.C.
600 PoW’s - 69 H.Q.M.C. - 18th Div. 476 - Hospital Area 55
Moved from Songkurai PoW Camp to Thanbaya Hospital, Burma
New PoW No. IV 1284
Died
Age 34
1943/11/03
Cause of Death Beri Beri
Died at Burma Hospital, Thanbaya
1700 PoWs taken to this hospital from Thailand, of these 700 died
Memorial
B6. T. 1.
THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY
After the war William was exhumed from Thanbaya Cemetery and buried at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
John Ball - Grandson
Thailand-Burma Railway
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
KEW:- WO 361/1946, WO 392/23, WO 361/2234, WO 361/2201, WO 361/2181, WO 361/2025, WO 361/2070, WO 345/22, WO 367/2,
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