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4039856
Signallman
Francis Charles Knee
Known as Charlie
1914/09/25 - Cawnpore, India
Son of Florence Maud Knee
Occupation Post Office Cable Jointer
Royal Corps of Signals
Malaya Command Signals
1942/05/09 - WO 417/43, Casualty List No. 819. Missing.
1943/06/04 - WO 417/62, Casualty List No. 1152. Previously posted Missing, 15/02/1942. Casualty List No. 819. Now a Prisoner of War.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/05/15 - Transported oversea with ‘J’ Force in the Wales Maru (Weills Maru)
950 PoWs - British 600 - Australians 300 - Americans 50
1943/05/20 - Saigon, French Indo-China
1943/05/23 - Departed Saigon
1943/05/29 - Arrived Takao, Taiwan
1943/06/02 - Departed Takao, Taiwan
Attacked by submarine but not hit
1943/06/07 - Arrived Moji, Japan
On arrival 150 sick to Moji Hospital
1943/06/10 - Hakodate 1B - Muronan, Japan
Work Coal Mine run by Mitsui Kozan (Asano Coal)
Hakodate 1B - Moved to Hakodate 1B- Ashibetsu, Japan
1945/08/15 - The camp held British 349, Dutch 155 and Americans 5)
1945/09/11 - Liberated
1945/10/17 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1886. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1152 as reported 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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Died
Age 76
1990
Information
Darren Royle
Japanese Transports
Roger Mansell - Hakodate 1B
KEW Files:- WO 392/25, WO 345/30, WO 367/2, WO 361/2061, WO 361/2189, WO 361/1969, WO 361/1969,
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