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904356
Bombardier
John Fyall
Known as Jack
1921/12/06 - Born London
Son of William and Edith (nee Comer) Fyall
Occupation Clerk
1939/04/28 - Enlisted
Edith died of Cancer in 1939, Jack going AWOL to see her, but too late.
Royal Artillery
118 Field Regiment
1942/04/01 - WO 417/41, Casualty List No. 786. Missing
1944/01/14 - WO 417/70, Casualty List No 1342. Previously posted on Casualty List No 786 as Missing now reported Prisoner of War in Japanese Hands with Rank as Gunner. Rank should read Bombardier
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured when Singapore surrendered to Japanese
PoW No. 3428
Commander Col. Holmes
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/30 - Transported overland to Thailand ‘S’ Letter Party
650 PoWs
22nd Train from Singapore to Thailand
Work Party 4
Commander Lt-Col. C.E. Mackellar, 118 Field Regiment, RA
PoW No. IV 4375
1942/11/ - Tha Sao (Commander Col. Wright)
1943/10/ - Lines met near Konkoita
1944/10/ - Tha Muang (Col. Knights)
1945/06/ - Takuri (Commander RSM Smith)
1945/08/ - Pratchi (Commander RSM Christopher, RA)
New PoW No. IV 6958
1945/08/30 - Liberated
1945/10/13 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1883. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1342 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
Penny Welsh
Japanese Transport
Thailand-Burma Railway
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW
KEW Files:- WO 361/1987, WO 361/2169, WO 361/2185, WO 361/1623, WO 361/2059, WO 361/2069, WO 361/2172, WO 392/24, WO 345/19, WO 361/1979, WO 361/1954, WO 361/2196,
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