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NX24478
Driver
Thomas William Whyte
1919/06/07 - Born Mayfield, New South Wales
Home when enlisted Mayfield. New South Wales
Next of Kin Evadene Whyte
Australian Military Forces
2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company
Service
1941/05/31 - Enlisted Paddington, New South Wales
2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company was raised from Queenslanders and New South Welshmen at Liverpool in early 1941 under command of Lt-Col. C.M. Black, with a strength of over 400.
1941/04/10 - Embarked HMT Orcades at Sydney for Singapore.
1941/04/24 - Arrived Singapore.
The 2/3 Res M/T Coy. was initially based in Johore State, where it trained and gained equipment and vehicles.
1941/07/29 - Embarked Singapore, oversea to Java.
1942/03/08 - Java surrendered to the Japanese
Japanese PoW
Captured Java
1942/10/14 - Transported oversea
1942/10/08 - Transported oversea in the Kenkon Maru to Singapore with Java Party 4 .
1942/10/14 - Transported oversea in the Maebashi Maru to Burma with Black Force under Lt-Col C. M. Black.
PoW No. I-9698
Working on the Burma end of the Railway in Group 3.
1943/10/25 - Thailand Burma rail lines joined near Konkoita, Thailand
1944 - Allan moved to Thailand and eventually onto Katchu Mountain Camp, Phetchaburi, which is about one hundred miles south of Bangkok. The POWs travelled through Petchaburi town to reach their camp at Kachu Mountain.
Their task was to construct two airfields.
New PoW No. II 18724
1945/08/30 - Liberated at Kachu Mountain Camp
1946/01/22 - Discharged from Australian Forces
Information
Shannon Kelly
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Thailand Burma Railway
KEW Files:- WO 361/2210, WO 361/1952,
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