To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

1152228

 

Aircraftman 1st Class

Smith, Douglas Leonard

 

 

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

211 Sqdn.

 

 

Japanese POW

Being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the Maros Maru

 

Died

PoW No.

2234

 

Age

24

 

Date of Death

1944/09/25

 

Cause of Death

 

 

Place of Death

At sea: Maros Maru

 

Nationality

British

 

 

Loved Ones

Son of Leonard Smith, and of Margaret Annie Smith, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire.

 

Memorial

Column 441.

 

Singapore Memorial

 

 

When Allied raids began on Ambon, Huruku and Celebes in 1944, the Japanese retreated taking the 650 POWs with them, the Maros Maru transported them from Ambon to Java.

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