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963965
Lance Bombardier
Raymond Wilson
1918/01/19 - Born Keighley, Yorkshire
Son of William and Helen Wilson
Service
1939/06/01 - The 122 Field Regiment was formed in Bradford as a Territorial unit
1941/01/03 - Departed Glasgow in Empress of Japan.
1941/03/03 - Arrived Singapore.
Now part of 12th Indian Brigade.
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).
The 278 Battery of the 122 Field Regiment were transported to North Malaya and the 280 Battery took positions in Southern Area, Singapore.
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
1942/03/28 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 783. Reported ‘Missing’.
1942/12/07 - WO 417/54, Casualty List No. 1000. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 783 as Missing. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/08/16 - Transported oversea with ‘B’ Force in Fukkai Maru to Korea
885 British and 115 Australian PoWs
Commander Lt-Col. H.D. Cardew, 7 Coast Regiment, RA.
1942/09/22 - Arrive Korea
1942/09/25 - Chosen some later to Mukden, Korea
1943/07/20 - Transported oversea to Osaka 5B - Kawasaki, Japan
1943/10/15 - Camp renamed Osaka 5D
PoW Work - Ship building and Stevedore Work
Died
Age 26
29th January 1944
Cause of death Acute Pneumonia
1944/05/20 - WO417/75. Casualty List No. 1451. Previously reported Prisoner of War in Japanese Hands on Casualty List No. 1000 now reported Died; previous Theatre of War: Malaya. Date of Death 29/01/1944.
Loved Ones
Son of William and Helen Wilson, of Keighley, Yorkshire
Memorial
Brit. Sec. Q. D. 8.
Yokohama
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
R.I.P. IN LOVING MEMORY
''IN SURE & CERTAIN HOPE OF THE RESURRECTION''
Information
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 304/6, WO 361/2067, WO 361/1745, WO 361/1623, WO 361/2067, WO 361/1745, WO 392/26, WO 361/1396, WO 361/2020, WO 345/56,
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