![Holland Flag Holland Flag](../assets/images/Holland_Flag.jpg)
22598
Private
Jan Gylstra
1912/04/17 - Born Amsterdam
Netherlands Army
![Gylstra-Jan-05tn Gylstra-Jan-05tn](../assets/images/Gylstra-Jan-05tn.jpg)
Service
![Gylstra-Jan-03tn Gylstra-Jan-03tn](../assets/images/autogen/a_Gylstra-Jan-03tn.jpg)
Jan centre with mates
Jan on right
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Bandoeng
PoW No. 21779
Japanese Index Card - Side One
![Gylstra-Jan-01 Gylstra-Jan-01](../assets/images/Gylstra-Jan-01.jpg)
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
![Gylstra-Jan-02 Gylstra-Jan-02](../assets/images/Gylstra-Jan-02.jpg)
1944/06/27 - Left Batavia in Java Party 22 for Singapore
Americans
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8
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Australians
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123
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British
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286
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Dutch
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843
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Total
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1260
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1944/07/01 - Arrived Singapore
1944/07/07 - Java Party 22 depart Singapore to Pakanbaroe on Queen Elisabeth Ferry.
Many journeys each with 250 PoWs along Siak River to Camp 1 on the Sumatra Railway.
Liberated Pakanbaroe
Information
Elisabeth Iris Ames - Daughter
Java Index
Japanese Transports
Pakanbaroe Railway
KEW Files:- WO 361/2002, WO 361/1994
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