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1007943
Aircraftman 1st Class
Cyril Gordon Curds
1914/06/06 - Born Swansea, Wales
Son of Edward John and Frances Mary Curds
Occupation Transport Driver
1940/07/04 - Enlisted
Royal Air Force
Japanese PoW
1942/03/20 - Captured Garoet, Java
1942/03/23 - Glodock, Batavia
PoW No. 4249
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/04 - Allied Hospital, Batavia
1943/12/28 - Cycle Camp, Batavia
1944/02/04 - Koan
1944/06 - Macasura
1945/01/05 - Transported with Java Party 25 from Batavia to Singapore on the OSK Ferry.
Cyril had ‘H’ Hospital against his name.
Java Party Roll was as follows:-
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British
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Officers
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Ordinary Ranks
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Royal Navy
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2
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2
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Army
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80
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80
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Royal Air Force
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4
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189
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193
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Total British
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273
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Australian
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AIF
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4
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Dutch
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RNF
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679
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Total
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958
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Most of the PoWs in Java Party 25 went to River Valley Camp (Malai 3)
1945/01/11 - Cyril went to Tandjoeng Pajani, Singapore
New PoW No. 1914
1945/11/02 - Liberated Singapore
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Died
Age 60
1974
Information
Pam Hart
Mike Heather
Glenda Godfrey
Martyn Fryer
Japanese Transports
Java Index
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW
KEW Files:- WO 392/23, WO 345/13, WO 361/1945, WO 361/2008, WO 361/1997, WO 361/1997, WO 361/2225,
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