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Leading Aircraftman
Albert Bell
1919/04/11 - Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Island
Son of George and Maria Bell
Occupation Labourer
1938/03 - Enlisted
Was appointed as a Class F Reservist
Royal Air Force
Squad designated marksman
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/22 - Transported oversea to Singapore with Java Party 2
1942/09/26 - Arrived Changi, Singapore
1942/10/09 - Departed Singapore for Kuching, Borneo with 1203 PoWs
1943/04/08-18 - Arrive Sandakan
1945/03/29 - Died on march between Paginatan - Ranau, somewhere along the track
Of over 2500 PoWs, only six Australians survived Sandakan, as they escaped. The remaining died in the hands of the Japanese.
Please read ‘Sandakan’ for more information
Died
Age 27
29th March 1945
The Japanese recorded death from Acute Enteritis but we know the Japanese fabricated these death certificates at Sandakan.
Loved Ones
Son of George Thomas and Maria Bell, of Bessbrook, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
Memorial
Column 452.
Singapore Memorial
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Sandakan Memorial
(Photo by Keith Meakins)
Information
Christine Tyrrell - Supplied Albert’s photo
Sandakan - Roll of Honour, ‘Atrocities’ section
Book:- ‘Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence’ by Lynette Ramsay Silver
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 392/23, WO 345/4, WO 361/2208,
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