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Gunner
Donald Joseph Curran
Born 5th October 1918
Royal Artillery
9th Coast Regt.
Japanese POW
Captured 15/02/42
On the Island of Pulau Tekong, North East of Singapore.
Adams Park 12/03/42, Lt Col Madon (?) R.A
Transported to Thailand
Worked on the Thailand-Burma Railway
Kawa (Siam)3 15/05/43 Major Smythe
Chunghai 10/08/43 N/K
Canburri 24/09/43 Lt Col Humphries RA
Sime Road 18/12/43 Col Newey
Changi Goal 08/05/44 Col Holmes
Kranji 24/07/44 Lt Col Collins
Southern area 26/02/45 Lt Col Heath.
Survived the war
Died
Age 66
August 1985
Loved Ones
Husband of Dorothy Curran
Much loved father to Donald, Larry, Dawn, Robert, Patrick, Paul and Sandy
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