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Gunner
John Edward Storey
1911/07/16 - Born Sunderland
Son of John and Christina Storey
(Father John Storey died 1915)
Occupation Labourer
Royal Artillery
125 Anti-Tank Regiment
Japanese PoW
PoW No. IV 2975
First Japanese Index Card - Side One
First Japanese Index Card - Side Two
Second Japanese Index Card - Side One
Second Japanese Index Card - Side Two
The cards are written completely different, and give different years of birth but have the same Service Number. I have come across replicas but this is the first as double cards.
1942/10/25 - Transported overland to Thailand with Work Group 4
New PoW No. IV 15345
Loved Ones
Son of Christina Storey
Died
Age 31
1943/06/28
Died at Tonchan, Thailand
Cause of death Dysentery
Buried at Tonchan South Cemetery
Memorial
8. B. 35.
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
After the war John was exhumed and buried in this Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery
Information
Steve Storey
KEW:- WO 361/1526, WO 361/2172, WO 392/26, WO 345/50, WO 361/1955, WO 361/1520, WO 361/2053, WO 361/2169, WO 361/1623, WO 361/2235,
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