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Airman Air Force E
John Crawford
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
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
Transported to Moluccas (Haruka)
Date
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Camp
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Commander
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1942/03/08
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Tasik-Malaja, Java
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Wing-Cdr. Welch
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PoW No. 25222
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1942/04/01
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Malang, Java
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Wing-Cdr. Welch
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1942/10/10
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Surabaya, Java
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Wing-Cdr. Welch
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1943/05/04
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Haruka
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S-Ldr. Pitts
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New PoW No. 3812
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1944/05/03
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Liang
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Major Gibson
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1944/09/25
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Java Hospital
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Lt-Col. Maissy
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1945/03/08
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Batavia, Java
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Lt. Hays
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1945/09/02 - Liberated Batavia District, Java
Engraved pot belonging to John
Inscribed:-
France - Malta - Egypt
Palestine - Sudan - Aden
Anbom - Horokoe
PoW - Mar 1942-To-Sep 1945
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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