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Lance Sergeant
Ronald James Burton
1921/11/28 - Born Wantage, Berkshire
(Card date wrong as it is believed he lied about his age as he was too young)
Son of Minnie Burton
Grandfather Harry Burton helped with Ronald‘s upbringing
Royal Artillery
125 Anti-Tank Regiment
‘B’ Battery
Japanese PoW
1942/03/20 - Captured Java
PoW No. 5438
Japanese Index card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/21 - Transported Yoshida Maru from Java to Singapore in Mystery Party 2
1942/10/29 - Transported ‘S’ Singapore Maru to Japan
1942/11/25 - Reached Moji, Japan
1942/11/26 - Established as Yahata Camp Ube
Worked for Sanyo Corporation in a coal mine deemed unsafe before the war
1943/01/01 - Renamed Fukuoka Camp Ube
1943/03/01 - Renamed Fukuoka 6-B - Omine
1943/12/01 - Renamed Fukuoka 1D, Japan
1945/04/14 - Control transferred to Hiroshima POW Camp 4-D
1945/08 - Renamed Hiroshima 6B, Japan
1945/09/15 - Liberated
Post War
1947 - Married Wanda Brown
Daughter Ann Pearce
Son Ronnie Burton
Died
27th August 2013
Information
Ann Pearce
Hiroshima 6B
Hell Ship
KEW:- WO 361/2009, WO 345/8, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1960, WO 361/1977, WO 392/23, WO 361/2058, WO 361/2184,
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