To honour those who served their country

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Java Index

A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports

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Battery Quartermaster Sergeant

Broom, Cyril Leonard

British

Royal Artillery

78 Bty., 35 Lt. A.A. Regt.

 

 

 

Japanese PoW Held:-

 

Java

Java Party No:-

 

2

 

Java/Depart:-

 

1942/09/22

 

Ship:-

 

Nagara Maru

 

Port/Arrive:-

 

Singapore

 

 

 

 

Port/Depart:-

 

1942/10/09

 

Land/Sea:-

 

Hiteru Maru

 

Destination:-

 

Borneo

 

 

 

 

Survived/Died:-

 

Died

 

Age:-

 

34

 

Date of Death:-

 

1945/02/16

 

Cause of Death:-

 

Malaria - Contracted 1945/01/07

 

Place of Death:-

 

Borneo: Sandakan

 

 

 

 

Loved Ones

Son of Alfred and Agnes Broom; husband of Marjorie Broom, of Shipley, Yorkshire

 

Memorial

V. A. 11.

 

LABUAN WAR CEMETERY

 

 

Sandakan death marches from 1945/01/29,  to Paginatan and Ranau. Out of the 2434 Sandakan prisoners, 1787 Australians and 641 British died, only 6 Australians survived by escaping.

For Further information 'Borneo Death Reports'

 

Reference

WO 361/2208, WO361/1501, WO361/2195, CWGC

 

 

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