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Lieutenant Colonel
John Oliver Plunkett
1888/07/19 - Born Ballybrophy, Ireland
Son of John and Laura Plunkett
WWI
22349
Captain
Royal Garrison Artillery
WWII
Next of Kin Wife, Elsie Plunkett, High Street, Oxford
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
1st Battalion Singapore Royal Engineers (V)
Service
John’s Occupation in Malaya, Senior Executive Engineer Water Johore
1941/12/08 - Japan enters the war by Bombing Pearl Harbour and attacking Hong Kong and Malaya. Japanese troops land the Malayan border with Thailand at Kota Bharu (Malaya), Singora and Patani (Thailand).
As the Japanese had taken the airfield at Kota Bharu, the Allied troops had very little air cover and by the 31st of January 1942, Allied Troops were pushed back to Singapore. The causeway joining Singapore to Malaya was blown to stop the Japanese advance.
On the 9th February the Japanese attacked the North West coast of Singapore. General Percival had set his main defence on the North East coast line, and the Japanese quickly gained the advantage.
By the 15th February the Japanese were in danger of taking control of the water supply at the reservoirs, which would endanger the Singapore City water supply. General Percival had no alternative but to surrender.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. 338
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/08/16 - Oversea in the England Maru with ‘Special Party’ to Taiwan
Commander Maj-Gen. Keith Simmonds and Major M.G.M. Moffatt, HQ Southern Area
Heito Camp, Taiwan
New PoW No. 503
1942/11/28 - Transported in the Dainichi Maru to Japan
1942/11/30 - Tokyo 2B Yokohama, Japan
Died
Aged 55
8th December 1942
Cause of death Blood Poison
Loved Ones
Son of Joseph Michael Plunkett, and of Laura Plunkett (nee Darby)
Husband of Elsie Campbell Plunkett, of Hove, Sussex. M.I.C.E.
Memorial
Brit. Sec. A. C. 9.
Yokohama War Cemetery
Japan
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Far East Medals
Information
David Haigh - Grandson
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Special Party
Never Forgotton
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
KEW Files:- WO 361/2191, Wo 361/2063, WO 361/2067, WO 361/2091, WO 361/1623, WO 361/1745, WO 392/25,
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