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630724
Corporal
William John Murray
1916/10/27 - Born Ballymena, Ireland
Son of William and Elizabeth Murray
Occupation Haulage Contractor
1938 - Enlisted
Royal Air Force
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Pamagatan Airfield, Pamagatan Island, Java
PoW No. 9990
1942/03/23 - Semplak Camp, West Java
1942/09/25 - Makasuru Camp, Batavia, Java
Japanese PoW Card - Side One
Japanese PoW Card - Side Two
1942/10/21 - Transported to Singapore from Batavia, Java with Java Party 5C in Yoshida Maru
1942/10/23 - Arrived Changi
1942/10/25 - Roberts Hospital, Changi
1942/11/03 - Lt-Col. Collins, Southern Area
1942/12/14 - Roberts Barracks, Changi
1943/03/03 - Selarang, Changi (Commander Major Dunera)
1943/05/05 - Overland with ‘H’ Force to Thailand
76th Train from Singapore to Thailand
Commander Lt-Col. R.R. Humphries, 77 H.A.A, Royal Artillery
1943/06/21 - Kannyu Jungle Camp Roll (150km from Non Pluduk)
Workforce 3
Commander Major Gaskill
Transported back to Singapore
1943/12/13 - Sime Road, Singapore (Commander Lt/Cm Newey)
1944/01/27 - Selarang, Changi (Commander Lt/Col. Collins)
1944/06/10 - Changi Jail, Singapore
1945/04/01 - Kranji, Singapore
Liberated
1945/09/15, 1300 hours - Sailed for Home
1945/09/17 - Paid £5
1945/09/20 - Arrived Ceylon with Shore Leave
1945/09/28 - Suez Canal
Bought Senior Service cigarettes, 8s 9d for 200
Paid £3 3s at Suez Canal
Information
Jim Horner
Japanese Transports
Java Index
Thailand - Burma Railway
KEW Files:- WO 361/2009, WO 392/25, WO 345/37, WO 361/2212, WO 361/2233,
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