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1702911
Gunner
Bernard Francis Cassidy
1910/06/11 - Born Glasgow, Scotland
Son of Francis and Katherine Cassidy
Occupation Omnibus Conductor
Royal Artillery
Headquarters
48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment
1943/07/12 - WO 417/63, Casualty List No.1184. Previously shown on Casualty List No.1097 as Missing, 01/02/1943. Now a Prisoner of War.
Japanese PoW
1942/03/20 - Captured
PoW No. J-5421
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/11/07- Transported from Java with Java Party 19 in the ‘France Maru’ to Palembang, Sumatra.
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Service
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Officers
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Other Ranks
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Total
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Royal Navy
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3
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20
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23
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Army
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3
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194
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197
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Royal Air Force
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10
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188
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198
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R.N.Z.A.F.
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1
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1
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R.N.F
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43
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1637
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1800
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Total
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59
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2041
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2100
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1943/11/10 - Arrived Palembang, Sumatra
New PoW No. II 2785
Worked on the Sumatra Railway
1945/05/30 - Transported with Party PP2 in ‘Sibolga’ to Changi, Singapore
British 432, Dutch 718, Total 1150
Liberated Changi, Singapore
1945/12/31 - WO417/100, Casualty List No. 1947. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1184 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Netherlands East Indies
Information
Michael Cassidy
Japanese Transports
Java Index
KEW Files:- WO 345/9, WO 361/2002, WO 361/1946, WO 392/23, WO 361/2219, WO 361/1989, WO 361/2229,
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