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940648
Gunner
Frank Charlesworth
1918/11/11 - Born Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Son of Ernist and Nellie Charlesworth
Next of kin - Wife: 61 Savoy Lane, Ravensdale, Nottinghamshire
Royal Artillery
122 Field Regiment
Service
1939/06/01 - The 122 Field Regiment was formed in Bradford as a Territorial unit
1941/01/03 - Departed Glasgow in Empress of Japan.
1941/03/03 - Arrived Singapore.
Now part of 12th Indian Brigade.
1941/12/08 - Japan invades Malaya from landings on the Malayan border with Thailand.
The 278 Battery of the 122 Field Regiment were transported to North Malaya and the 280 Battery took positions in Southern Area, Singapore.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrenders to Japanese
1942/03/26 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 780. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/10/02 - WO 417/66, Casualty List No. 1254. Previously reported Missing on Casualty List No. 780, 15/02/1942. Now reported ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. II 658
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/06/26 - Transported overland to Thailand with June Mainland Party, train 5
5th Area and Medical
Commander Lt-Col. J.R. Williamson, 1 India H.A.A.
New PoW No. II 4368
Camps in Thailand:-
Working first at Ban Pong.
1942/09/ - Hospital record showing Frank being admitted Ban Pong with Inguinal Hernia.
Then to Chungkai and then various camps up to Tha Khanun, Nam Chon Yai area.
1943/09/ - Sick, taken down river to Chungkai Hospital.
1943/10/15 - Admitted Chungkai Hospital where he died of Malaria and Avitaminosis (disease caused by the chronic or long-term deficiency of one or more vitamins).
(Hospital Records have him dying 1943/10/14).
Buried Chungkai New Cemetery, Grave No.O691.
Died
Age 25
1943/10/15
Loved Ones
Son of Ernest and Nellie Charlesworth
Husband of Irene Charlesworth, of Rainworth, Nottinghamshire
Memorial
9. C. 3.
‘DEEP IN MY HEART A MEMORY IS KEPT OF ONE I LOVED DEARLY AND NEVER FORGET’
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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1945/08/05 - WO417/95_2, Casualty List No. 1826. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1254 as reported Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya. Reported ‘Died’.
Information
Mark Walker - Great Uncle
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Japanese Transports
Thailand-Burma Railway
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 361/1526, WO 361/2172, WO 392/23, WO 345/10, WO 361/1979, WO 361/1954, WO 361/2058, WO 361/2184,
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