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Gunner
Thomas William Brightwell
1921/05/12 - Born Soham, Cambridgeshire
Son of William and Florence Brightwell
Occupation General Labourer
Royal Artillery
135 (The Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment
18th Division
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Camp No. M196
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/20 - Transported to Taiwan in England Maru
1942/11/14 - Arrived Taiwan
PoW No. III 2225
Taichu Camp, Taiwan
Heito Camp, Taiwan
1945/02/27 - Transported from Keeling, Taiwan in Taiko Maru - carried only British
1945/03/10 - Arrived Japan
PoW No. XXIV 13261
F24B Emuka Camp, Senryu, Japan
PoWs worked for the Sumitomo Coal Mining Company
1945/03/10 - Start of Illness
Died
Age 23
1945/04/20 - 8.50am
Cause of Death ‘Croup Shtyle’ Pneumonia
Died at F24B Emuka, Kitamatsuur District
Death Certified by Tanaka Seiichi
Loved Ones
Son of Mr. and Mrs W. W. Brightwell, of Soham, Cambridgeshire
Memorial
Brit. Sec. H. C. 15.
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Information
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Japanese_Homeland/Camp_Rolls/Fukuoka_24B/
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Yokohama_War_Cemetery/B/html/br.htm
http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/My-Home-Town/Cambridgeshire/html/cambridge_area.htm
KEW:- WO 345/7, WO 361/1475, WO 361/1475, WO 392/23, WO 361/1968, WO 361/1475, WO 361/1367, WO 361/1475/2, WO 361/2184, WO 361/2068,
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