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Gunner

John Robert Redpath

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Royal Artillery

9 Coast Regiment

 

Service

Manned Battery Guns at Pulau Sajahat, a small island located near Singapore. It was used by the British as a defence post to protect the Straits of Johore and the naval facilities at Sembawang from enemy attack.

1942/02/14 - Left Pulau Sajahat, Singapore by boat in escape bid with Sajahat Party under Lieut. Jones.

All reported as Missing.

Party Also Included:-

Jones, Lieut., RA

 J.J. Ryan, 863298, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

D. Mawby, 1427640 (1426740), Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA (M-Pad)

T. McDermott, 1045495, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/15

P.T. Sealy, 1430574, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA (Ladang Party) (M-Pal)

William James Saunders, 872630, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA (Seen at Padang, 1942/03/15 - Captured Sumatra, 1942/03/17 -  PoW Burma - Saigon)

E.S. Soden, 832161, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

David R. Thomas, 1427559, Lance Bombardier, 9 Coast Regiment, RA (M-Pad - Captured Sumatra 1942/03/17 - PoW G3 Burma)

M.C. Wright, 840436, Lance Bombardier, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

D.W. Young, 1787171, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA (Ladang Party)

Charles Royston Davies, 837579, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

Ronald Gibbs, Gunner, 1427565, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

James B. Acton, 843833, Bombardier, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

Matthew Adair, 1427087, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

David Richie Baird, 984137, Gunner, 9 Coast Regiment, RA - Died 1942/02/19

 

The party are known to have reached Bintang

 

Japanese PoW

It is unknown if John was taken prisoner

 

Died

Age 23

1942/02/19

 

Loved Ones

Son of Robert and Elenor Edith Redpath, of Leicester

 

Memorial

Singapore memorial - Addenda Panel

Column 28.

SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

No Known Grave

Information

Commonwealth War Grave Commission

KEW:- WO 361/2187, WO 361/435, WO 361/2192,

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