To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Gunner

Frank Dunning

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1919/01/19 - Date of birth

 

Service

1940/10/22 - Enlisted

135 Field Regiment

Royal Artillery

18th Division

53rd Infantry Brigade

1940/10/30 - Sailed from Clyde in Convoy CT.5.

1941/11/08 - Reached Halifax and transferred to USS Mount Vernon

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1941/11/10 - Convoy William Sail 12X sailed from Halifax

1941/12/29 - Mount Vernon left William Sail 12X convoy at Kenya escorted by HMS Emerald and became part of Convoy DM.1. bound for Singapore as reinforcements for General Percival

1942/01/05 - HMS Emerald, Exeter and Jumna now escorting DM.1.

1942/01/13 - Moored at Navy Yard, Singapore, disembarked in heavy rain

1942/01/18 - Took up positions in Jahore, Malaya

1942/01/29 - Used launches to retreat to Singapore

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore moved to Changi

1942/04/06 - Marched to Bukit Timah (Camp Leader Col. Toosey)

1942/10/22 - Transported by cattle trucks to Tamakan. Thailand (Camp Leader Col. Toosey)

1943/05/08 - Moved to Kannyu II

1943/07/14 - Moved to Tarsoe (Camp Leader Col. Knight)

1944/04/19 - Moved to Tha Muang (Camp Leader Col. Knights)

1945/07/06 - ? (Camp Leader RSM Christopher, 9th Coastal)

1945/08/15 - Liberated

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