To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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1871935

Sapper

Leonard Joseph Bury

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1913/02/18 - Born Liverpool

Royal Engineers

35 Fortress Company

 

Japanese PoW

1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore

PoW No. M-1083

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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1942/10/26 - Transported overland to Thailand in ‘W’ Letter Party

With Work Group 4

New PoW No. IV 6329

Chungkai

New PoW No. IV 3915

 

Died

19th August 1943

Chungkai

Grave 264 Chungkai

Cause of Death Polyavitaminosis (deficiency of more than one vitamin)

After the war Leonard’s body was moved into Commonwealth War Cemetery

 

Memorial

5. N. 6.

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Bury-Leonard-Joseph-Chunkai War Cemetery Plan

Chungkai War Cemetery

 

Information

Susan Potts-Bury

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

KEW:- WO 361/1526, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2053, WO 345/8, WO 361/1954, WO 361/1979, WO 392/23, WO 361/1520, WO 361/1987, WO 361/2169, WO 361/2235, WO 361/2191, WO 361/1403,

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