To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Airman Air Force E

John Crawford

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1918/06/08 - Born Woolwich, London

Son of Gavin and Rose (nee Reed) Crawford

1939/07/26 - Enlisted

Royal Air Force

211 Squadron

 

Japanese PoW

1942/03/08 - Captured Tasik-Malaja, Java

PoW No. 25222

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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Transported to Moluccas (Haruka)

 

Date

Camp

Commander

1942/03/08

Tasik-Malaja, Java

Wing-Cdr. Welch

 

PoW No. 25222

 

1942/04/01

Malang, Java

Wing-Cdr. Welch

1942/10/10

Surabaya, Java

Wing-Cdr. Welch

1943/05/04

Haruka

S-Ldr. Pitts

 

New PoW No. 3812

 

1944/05/03

Liang

Major Gibson

1944/09/25

Java Hospital

Lt-Col. Maissy

1945/03/08

Batavia, Java

Lt. Hays

 

 

 

1945/09/02 - Liberated Batavia District, Java

 

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Engraved pot belonging to John

Inscribed:-

France - Malta - Egypt

Palestine - Sudan - Aden

Anbom - Horokoe

PoW - Mar 1942-To-Sep 1945

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Died

2002

 

Information

Janice Skilton

 COFEPOW -  Liberation Questionnaire

‘Prisoner Doctor’ by Richard Philps

KEW:- WO 361/2010, WO 392/23, WO 345/12, WO 361/1945, WO 361/2008, WO 361/2010,

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