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2078654
Sapper
Leslie Michael Rooney
1920/02/10 - Born Norwich, Norfolk
Son of Michael Patrick and Alice Rooney
Royal Engineers
288th Field Company
18th Division
1941/10/30 - Transported in Convoy CT.5 from Liverpool
1941/11/08 - Arrived Halifax, changed to American fleet
1941/11/10 - Sailed from Halifax in Convoy William Sail 12x
1942/01/29 - Berthed at Singapore
Japanese POW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi Camp
PoW No. 12112
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/06/18 - Transported overland to Thailand in ‘June’ Party
New PoW No. 13852
Died
Age 22
28th August 1942
Cause of Death - Separation of Larynx (Ulcer of throat)
His brother Maurice believed it was diphtheria
Buried at Nong Pladuk, Thailand
After the war Leslie’s body was exhumed and reburied by the War Graves at Chungkai War Cemetery
Loved Ones
Son of Michael Patrick and Alice Rooney, of Norwich
Memorial
8. K. 5.
CHUNGKAI WAR CEMETERY
Information
Brothers in Arms
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
KEW:- WO 361/2165, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2063, WO 361/1624/1, WO 361/241, WO 392/26, WO 361/2191, WO 361/2068, WO 345/44, WO 361/1955, WO 361/1520,
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