To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Gunner

James P McNulty Rooney

Rooney-James-P-McNult

1917/05/01 - Born Glasgow (date on Card shown as 1912/08/29)

Occupation - Motor Mechanic

Royal Artillery

29/3 HAA

 

Service

1935 - Enlisted Royal Scots Grey as a trooper in Glasgow

Greys moved to Aldershot, England where he qualified as driver

1937 - Transported to Egypt

Posted to 29/3 heavy ack-ack unit

Transported through the Suez Canel to Singapore

Arrived in Singapore and 

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore

 

Japanese PoW

PoW No. 14539

Nissyo Maru

1942/04/04 - Transported over sea with 1100 PoW’s in the Nissyo Maru to Saigon, French Indo China (Vietnam) under Lt-Col F. E. Hugonin

1943/06/22 - Transported to Thailand to join Group IV

New PoW No. 13851

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side 2

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Camps in Thailand:-

1943/06 - Kinsaiyok No. 2 Camp (171km from Nong Pladuc)

Tarsao Hospital (125km from Nong Pladuc)

1944/4 - Tha Muang (39km from Nong Pladuc) this was the base camp at the end of the railway construction (Camp Commander Col. A.E Knights, 4th Royal Norfolks)(Awarded an OBE post war). The PoWs who remained here were to service and repair the railway

1945/09 - Kanchanaburi Hospital (50km from Nong Pladuc)

Liberated 1945/09/09

 

Post War

Discharged from Army. Married Sheila  in Scotland. Lived Edinburgh and worked at the GPO. Then emigrated to Australia.

Interview Anzac Day 2012

 

Information:-

Britain at War:-

http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/WW2/Death_Railway/index.htm

http://www.britain-at-war.org.uk/WW2/Hell_Ships/html/departure_database_7.htm

KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 361/2169, WO 392/26, WO 361/1987

Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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