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C/KX107161
Leading Stoker
Thomas William Middleton
Royal Navy
HMS Tern
Japanese POW
At the Fall of Hong Kong Tom was interned in North Point and Shamshuipo Camps.
Tom was then designated as an 'Undesirable' and went first draft of POW's to Japan. He was in the Baseball Stadium Camp, Yokohama and then ended up in Omari on liberation day.
Tom and fellow prisoners show their joy at being liberated.
Tom is the face protruding out from between the US flag bearer and the UK flag bearer !
Died
Aged 87
5th January 2009
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