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Private
Norman Craven
1919/06/03 - Born Blackley, Manchester
Son of Frederick and Mary (nee Beech) Craven
1937/10/25 - Enlisted
Next of kin - Parents, F & M Craven, 145 Victoria Avenue, Blackly, Manchester
The Loyal Regiment
2nd Battalion
Service
At the outbreak of WWII the 2nd Battalion Loyal Regiment were in Singapore, as garrison duty.
1941/12/08 - The Japanese attacked Malaya and in doing so declared war against Britain. Within the month the Japanese had taken control of northern Malaya and having taken control of airfields in French Indo China, they had control of the air.
1942/01/12 the Loyals were moved from fortress reserve at Singapore to enforce the Indian and Australian troops who were falling back through Johore. Over the next 14 days they fought rearguard actions, assisting the withdrawal from Malaya back to Singapore. When Singapore was reached the Battalion were held in reserve on the causeway until it was blown on 31st January.
1942/02/08 - The Japanese landed on Singapore Island. The garrison pushed back to Singapore City, defending positions on Reformatory Road.
1942/02/12 - A series of withdrawals took the Battalion to Gillman Barracks, which was their peacetime base.
1942/02/15 - A further withdrawal to Mount Washington where the surviving Loyals were ordered to lay down their arms.
1942/02/15 - Singapore had surrendered to the Japanese.
1942/03/24 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 779. Reported ‘Missing’.
1942/12/03 - WO 417/54, Casualty List No. 997. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 779 as Missing. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. 109
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/08/16 - Transported oversea in Fukkai Maru with Southern Area ‘B’ Party to Korea
Boarding No. 621
Commander Lt-Col. H.D. St G Cardew, 7th Coast, RA
Party consisted of:-
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British
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885
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Australian
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115
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Total
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1000
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1942/09/22 - Arrived Chosen, Korea
1943/07/20 - Osaka - Kobe, Japan
Commander Captain Patterson, AIF Div. Signals
1945/05/04 - Transported to Hiroshima 6D - Onoda Motoyama
(Sanyo Onoda City, in Yamaguchi Prefecture)
1945/08 - Camp renamed 8B - Motoyama
Camp Contained:-
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American
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7
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British
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398
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Australian
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1
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Dutch
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76
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Total
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482
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Work involved Coal mining for Ube Kosan, Motoyama Coal Mining Company
1945/09 - On roll at Hiroshima 8B
1945/09/02 - Liberated
Transferred to R.A. Major Earle Robert James Savi.
Liberation Questionnaire
1945/10/30 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1897. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 997 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
Nancy Davey
Tan DingXiang - Transcribed Japanese
Japanese Transports
Hell Ships
Japanese Homeland Camps
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW
KEW Files:- WO 392/23, WO 345/12, WO 361/1967, WO 361/1960, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1977, WO 361/2058, WO 361/2020, WO 361/2067, WO 361/1963,
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