To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

3rd Kings Own Hussars

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Walter Edward Fisher

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Royal Armoured Corps

3rd Kings own Hussars

‘B’ Squadron

 

Japanese PoW

In 1941, B Squadron was sent to Singapore as reinforcements, but with the fall of Singapore, it was diverted to Java where, after a brief fight, it was ordered to surrender and the men spent the rest of the war as Prisoners of War.

1942/03/08 - Captured 1942/03/08 Java

1943/03/10 - On Casualty List No. 1079, Missing in Action

1943/05/15 - On Casualty List No. 1135, Believed to be a Prisoner of War

1943/07/08 - On Casualty List No. 1181, Now reported a Prisoner of War.

1945/08/15 - Liberated

Fifty four members of ‘B’ Squadron died as prisoners of the Japanese Army. The few survivors returned to the regiment in 1945 after the war ended.

Walter Survived

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