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6141821
Private
Derek Jan Helder
Some KEW records name him as
Derk Jan Henriech Helder
1917/12/22 - Born Sentpoort, Amsterdam, Holland
(Birth could be 1919/12/22)
Son of Sidney and Lilian
Occupation Automatic Setter
1936/11/21 - Enlisted
East Surrey Regiment
2nd Battalion
British Battalion
Service
The 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment and 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment were amalgamated to form the British Battalion during World War II. The two battalions suffered heavy losses in North Malaya after the Japanese attack in December 1941 and were amalgamated on 20th December 1941 as the British Battalion under the command of Lieut. Col. C.E. Morrison, D.S.O., M.C., of The Royal Leicestershire Regiment. They fought as such till Malaya and Singapore fell to the Japanese on the 15th February 1942.
Reports to Next of Kin
1942 - WO 417/40, Casualty Reported Missing, Malaya
1942 - WO 417/43, Correction Wounded or Missing
1943 - WO 417/65, Previously reported missing, now reported PoW, Malaya
1945 - WO 417/98, Previously reported PoW, now not a PoW, Malaya
Japanese PoW
1042/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. M 484
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/25 - Transported overland to Thailand in ‘X’ Letter Party
17th train from Singapore to Thailand
Under Lt-Col. Morrison, 1st Leicesters
1942/11/01 - Reached Bam Pong
New PoW No. 2820
Various Camps in Thailand
Under Sergeant Wright
New PoW No. II 8393
1945/08/30 - Liberated Thailand
Post War
1946 - Married Joyce I Castle in Surrey, North Eastern
1962 - Married Joyce H Gray, Surrey North Western
Died
2001, West Surrey
Information
KEW:- WO 345/24, WO 392/24, WO 361/2167, WO 361/2167, WO 361/2060, WO 361/2069, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2196, WO 361/1955,
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