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Lance Corporal
William Henry Davie
1919/10/15 - Born Barnstable, Devon
Son of Arthur and Henrietta (nee Elliott) Davie
Brother to Henreitta and Arthur
Occupation Storeman
Next of Kin Father, Arthur Davie, 68 Saltown Road, London SW2
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
14 Section
Service
1937/02/13 - Enlisted
1940, December - Stationed in Singapore
1940/12/15 - Alexandra Barracks Singapore
(William shown far right in photo)
1941/12/08 - Japan enters the war by Bombing Pearl Harbour and attacking Hong Kong and Malaya. Japanese troops land the Malayan border with Thailand at Kota Bharu (Malaya), Singora and Patani (Thailand).
As the Japanese had taken the airfield at Kota Bharu, the Allied troops had very little air cover and by the 31st of January 1942, Allied Troops were pushed back to Singapore. The causeway joining Singapore to Malaya was blown to stop the Japanese advance.
On the 9th February the Japanese attacked the North West coast of Singapore. General Percival had set his main defence on the North East coast line, and the Japanese quickly gained the advantage.
By the 15th February the Japanese were in danger of taking control of the water supply at the reservoirs, which would endanger the Singapore City water supply. General Percival had no alternative but to surrender.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese
1942/02/30 - WO 417/40, Casualty List No. 784. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/05/08 - Casualty List No 1129. Previously posted on Casualty List No 784 as Missing. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. 6291
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/11/05 - Transported overland to Thailand with ‘M’ Letter Party, train 12
Commander Lt-Col. D.E. Swinton, 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Work Group 2
New PoW No. 5457
Camps in Thailand
1943/02/02 - Chungkai, 60 km from Nong Pladuk
Camp Leader Lt-Col. Outman
1943/10/25 Rail lines from Thailand and Burma joined near Konkoita, Thailand
1944/05/15 - Nakhon Pathom, Hospital
Camp Leader Lt-Col. Sainter
1945/05/23 - Nei Thea, 281 km from Nong Pladuk
1945/09/02 - Liberated Thailand
Flown from Bangkok to Rangoon Reception Centre to be shipped home
Liberation Questionnaire filled in by William after being liberated
1945/10/10 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1880. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1129 as reported Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
Repatriation
SS Chitral
1945/10/02 - Departed Rangoon
1945/10/06 - Colombo - Shore leave granted and 50 women and children taken on board.
Sailed Suez Canal
1945/10/18 - Gibraltar
1945/10/28 - Docked at Southampton
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Far East Medals
Post War
In 1949 William Married Hilda Pease in Wandsworth, London
They were blessed with two children Peter and Brian
William joined the London FEPOW Association in 1947, and in later years was their welfare officer.
He worked for the Post Office as a overseas telegraphist in 1951.
William passed away aged 67, on the 3rd December 1986 at Welling Kent.
Information
Brian Davie - Son
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Thailand Burma Railway
Transport Home
KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 345/13, WO 361/1954, WO 361/1979, WO 361/2196, WO 392/23, WO 361/2059, WO 361/2167, WO 361/2181
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