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Gunner
Arthur William Dyer
1913/03/16 - Born Crawley, Sussex
Son of Friend and Emma Dyer
1940/01/12 - Enlisted
Royal Artillery
215/80 Anti-Tank Regiment
Service
1942/04/08 - WO 417/41, Casualty List No. 792. Missing
1942/10/12 - WO 417/52, Casualty List No.952. Previously shown on Casualty List No.792 as Missing, 15/02/1942. Now reported a Prisoner of War.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi
PoW No. I 11301
Commander Col. Napier
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index CSide Two
1942/06/20 - Transported overland with June Mainland Party with Train 2 to Thailand
11th Division and Medical (600 PoWs)
The 2nd transport train to Thailand
Commander Col. W.E. Gill, 137 Field Regiment, R.A.
New PoW No. I 6035
Camps in Thailand:-
1942/06/ - Nong Pladuk
Commander Col. W.E. Gill, 137 Field Regiment, R.A.
The work at Nong Pladuk involved preparing the Service Yards for the PoWs to follow in October.
1942/09 - Tha Makham (56.6 km from Nong Pladuk)
Commander Col. Toosey
1943/05/10 - Konkoita - 257.7 km from Nong Pladuk
Commander Col. Baker
1943/10/17 - Lines joined from Burma to Thailand near Konkoita
1943/12/ - Hindat - 197.75 km from Nong Pladuk
Commander Col. Baker
1945/02/ - Ubon - North East of Bangkok
Commander RSM Tavish
1945/08/30 - Liberated Ubon, Thailand
1945/11/19 - WO417/99, Casualty List No. 1914. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 952 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
Kelly-Anne Dyer and Arthur’s Grandson James Michael Arthur Dyer
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Japanese Transports
Thailand Burma Railway
Ubon Camp
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW
KEW Files:- WO 392/23, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2171, WO 345/16, WO 361/1979, WO 361/1954, WO 361/2196, WO 361/2059, WO 361/2185,
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