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T/273640
Lance Corporal
William Frederick Finch
Born 1907/08/30, Brighton
Son of Clara Jane Finch
Occupation Dairyman
Next of Kin - Wife, 30 Exeter Street, Brighton, Sussex
Royal Army Service Corps
Served in Malaya
1941/12/08 - Japan attacked Malaya landing near the Thailand/Malyan border.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese.
1942/04/31 - WO 417/41, Casualty List No. 785. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/12/02 - WO 417/65, Casualty List No. 1228. Previously reported Missing on Casualty List No. 785, 15/02/1942 now reported ‘Prisoner of War’.
1944/04/10 - Casualty List No. 1390. Previously posted Missing now reported ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Malaya
PoW No. M-6395
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/26 - Transported to Thailand with ‘W’ Letter Party, train 2.
Commander Lt/Col. R.McL. More 2 HAA, K.S.P.A., RA
Work Party 4 15(W) Battalion.
New PoW No. IV6208
4 15(W) Battalion worked in the Kannyu Area with 13(E) Battalion and 14(J) Battalion so he could have been Kannyu 1, 2 or Kannyu River before being transported to Chungkai Hospital.
1943/11/08 - Admitted to Chungkai Hospital
1943/12/19 - Died at Chungkai, Thailand
Cause of death General Debility and Ulcers
Died
Age 36
1943/12/19
Grave Number 1052
Chungkai North Cemetery
Thailand
1945/11/22 - WO417/99, Casualty List No. 1917. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1228 (Corrected by Casualty List No. 1390) as Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya. Reported ‘Died’.
Memorial
3. K. 4.
Chungkai War Cemetery
Thailand
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
David Lee - Newspaper Clipping
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Malaya and Singapore Attack
Thailand - Burma Railway
KEW Files:- WO 361/1623, WO 392/24, WO 361/1987, WO 345/18, WO 361/1954, WO 361/2169, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2235, WO 361/1403, WO 361/1979, WO 361/1987, WO 361/1738,
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