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Captain
Jack Spalding
1899/06/05 - Born Kensington
Son of Harold and Catherine Spalding
Brother to Joan
1941/02/19 - Enlisted
Next of Kin:- Wife: c/o Army Headquarters, Delhi
Royal Artillery
1 (Indian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Singapore Fortress
Service
WWI
Jack fought in WW1, the photo is from that time.
1918/09/20 - Noted as 2nd Lieutenant
WWII
1941/04/04 - London Gazette
Jack was attached to 1 (Indian) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Singapore Fortress
1941/12/08 - Japan entered the war by attacking Pearl Harbour, Hong Kong and Malaya.
Japanese troops landed at Singora and Patani, Thailand plus Kota Bharu, Malaya.
The Japanese troops landing at Kota Bharu, soon took control of the airfield and the defending troops then had very little air cover.
The battle hardened Japanese quickly gained a foothold and pushed the defending troops back to Singapore Island.
On the 31st of January 1942, the Causeway joining Malaya to Singapore was blown in an attempt to halt the Japanese troops.
On the night of the 8th of February 1942, the Japanese landed on the North West side of Singapore Island. General Percival had made strong the North East coastline thinking that is where the Japanese would attack, but the Japanese bluff worked, as by the 15th February 1942, Singapore was forced into surrendering.
1942/05/19 - WO417/003, Casualty List No. 823. Reported ‘Missing’.
1942/12/30 - WO417/004, Casualty List No. 1019. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 823 as reported Missing, 15/02/1942 with rank as 2nd Lieutenant. Temparary Captain. Reported ‘Missing’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi - Commander Gen. Percival
PoW No. M-7068
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/11/05 - Transported overland to Thailand with ‘M’ Letter Party, train 12
30th PoW Train to Thailand
New PoW No. I 24688
Work Group 1
Thailand Camps:-
1942/11/12 - Chungkai - 60Km from Nong Pladuk
1943, January - Wang Takhian - 81.10Km from Nong Pladuk
1943, February - Ban Khao - 87.93Km from Nong Pladuk
1943, May - Kanchanaburi - 52Km from Nong Pladuk
1943, June - Kannyu - 150Km from Nong Pladuk
1943, June - Chungkai 60Km from Nong Pladuk
Stanley Gimson writes that Jack made this Dentist Chair at Chungkai
1943/11/25 - Lines from Thailand and Burma Joined near Konkoita
1943, November - Nong Pladuk
1945, February - Kanchanaburi Officers Camp
1945 - Nakhon Nayok
New PoW No. I 1489
1945/09/04 - Liberated Nakhon Nayok, Thailand
Liberation Questionnaire written by Jack on being Liberated
1945/09/20 - WO417/9, Casualty List No.1863. Previously shown on Casualty List No.1019 as Prisoner of War Malaya. Rank Temporary Captain, ‘Now Not Prisoner of War’.
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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
Richard Spalding - Grandson
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Thailand Burma Railway
KEW Files:- WO 392/26, WO 361/2196, WO 361/1979, WO361/1954,
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