Bradshaw-Fred-Derrick

To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Company Quartermaster-Sergeant

Fred Derrick Bradshaw

1918/06/19 - Born Chesterfield

Son of Fred and Anne Bradshaw

Occupation Draughtsman

1939/07/15 - Enlisted

Sherwood Foresters

1/5th Battalion

"D" Company

Service

1941/10/30 - Sailed in ‘Orcades’ with Convoy CT.5 from Liverpool with the 18th Division

1941/11/08 - Arrived Halifax and transferred to USS West Point with 55th Infantry Brigade, consisting of 1st Cambridgeshires and 5th Beds and Herts (3250 troops).

1941/11/10 - They sailed from Halifax in Convoy William Sail 12X. Sailing via Trinidad and Cape Town.

1941/12/08 - Japan entered the war by attacking Pearl Harbour and Malaya.

1941/12/25 - Mount Vernon left convoy with the 53rd Infantry Brigade, sailing for Singapore in convoy DM1

1941/12/27 - Arrived Bombay, now became Task Force 14.2

1942/01/02 - Sailed from India destination Singapore in Task Force 14.2

1942/01/29 - Arrived Keppel Harbour Singapore

1942/02/15 - Singapore Surrendered to the Japanese

1942/04/04 - WO 417/41, Casualty List No. 789. Reported Missing.

1943/08/30 - WO 417/65, Casualty List No. 1225. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 789 as Missing, 15/02/1942. Now reported a Prisoner of War.

Japanese POW

1942/02/15 - Captured in Singapore

Changi Camp

Commander Lt-Col. Lilly

Japanese Index Card - Side One

Japanese Index Card - Side Two

1942/11/01 - Transported overland with ‘Q’ Letter Party, Train 8 to Thailand

26th train to Thailand

Commander Lt-Col. D.R. Thomas, 5th Beds and Herts.

New PoW No. I 6110

1944/06/ - Transported back to Singapore

River Valley Camp, Singapore

1945/02/02 - Transported oversea to French Indo-China in Haruyasa Maru

1945/02/02 - Transported to Saigon with Work Group 10

New PoW No. 40229

Commander Lt-Col. Gill

1945/02 - Lon Than, French Indo-China

1945/03 - Wien Khan, French Indo-China

Commander RSM Bradstreet

1945/09/12 - Liberated Saigon Camp when English and Dutch paratroopers entered the camp.

Flown via Bangkok to Rangoon Hospital, then home by ship.

Liberation Questionnaire

1945/10/30 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1897. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1225 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.