To honour those who served their country
“In this their finest hour”
6194849
Corporal
Gorton, Peter Bristowe
United Kingdom
Reconnaissance Corps
18th (5th Battalion The Loyal Regiment) Regiment
Japanese POW
Survived/Died
Died
Age
25
Date of Death
1944/09/12
Place of Death
Kachidoki Maru - Sunk North East of Hainan Island off China
Loved Ones
Son of William Bristowe Gorton and Florence Jessie Gorton, of Lewisham, London.
Memorial
Column 1.
Singapore Memorial
Sunk by USS Pampanito. Carrying 900 British prisoners from Singapore to Japan, 400 were lost.
Britain at War
Original design by John WeedonMaintained by Ron Taylor.
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Site Management
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