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Private
John Bush
1919/08/13 - Born Norwich
Occupation - Boot and Shoe Trade
Royal Norfolk Regiment
5th Battalion
Service
Sailing to War
1941/10/27 - left Liverpool in ‘Duchess of Athol’ To Halifax in Convoy CT.5
1941/11/08 - Arrived Halifax
Transferred to USS Mount Vernon with 54th Infantry Brigade
1941/11/10 - Sailed from Halifax in Convoy William Sai 12X, destination unknown
1941/12/08 - Japanese Invade Malaya
1941/12/30 - USS Mount Vernon leaves William Sail 12X Convoy with Convoy DM1 destination Singapore
1942/01/13 - Convoy DM1 docks Navy Yard, Singapore
Singapore and Malaya
1942/01/20 - Moved to Ayer Hitam, Johore, Malaya
Moved to Batu Pahat, Malaya
1942/01/26 - Japanese land troops behind 5th Norfolks lines, cutting off withdrawal to Singapore
1942/01/27 - Captured
Japanese PoW
Japanese Index Card Side One
Japanese Index Card Side Two
Japanese PoW No. 341
Personnel Group 1
1942/10/14 - Transported overland by Cattle Trucks to Thailand
New Japanese PoW No. 20481
1944/05/20 - Transported to Japan
New Japanese PoW No. 40441
Sent to Tokio 12B Camp - Mitsushima
Mitsushima is recognised as one of the most brutal camp in all of Japan. Nine guards were convicted and executed from this camp after the war.
Liberated
1945/09/02 - Liberated
Letter from the King
Died
John spent his final few weeks in Dussindale Park Nursing Home 26 Mary Chapman Court Norwich NR7 0UD, where he died Saturday 11th June 2016
Information Reference:-
Colin and Sharon Tibbenham
Britain at War - Ron Taylor
Center For Research - Roger Mansell
KEW:- WO 361/1970, WO 361/2170, WO 392/23, WO 345/8, WO 361/2005, WO 361/1984, WO 361/1970, WO 361/2166, WO 361/2176,
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