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2001947
Corporal
Ronald Mackenzie
1919/11/29 - Born Rosshire
Son of Ronald and Jean MacKenzie
Occupation Joiner
1940/02/15 - Enlisted
Royal Engineers
288th Field Company
18th Division
Service
1941/10/28 - The 18th Division left Liverpool in Convoy CT.5 for Halifax
1941/11/08 - Arrived Halifax transferred to USS West Point an American Liner, with the 55 Infantry Brigade
1941/11/10 - Sailed from Halifax, in Convoy William Sail 12X, destination unknown
1941/12/08 - The Japanese landed in Thailand boarder with Malaya
The fleet was split, the Mount Vernon sailing directly to Singapore and the rest of the fleet to India for training, then later onto Singapore
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
1942/02/15 - Changi
PoW No. 7625
Commander - Col. E.B. Holmes, Manchester Regiment
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/24 - Liberated Changi
Information
Jackie Knowles
Convoy William Sail 12X
Liberation Questionnaire
KEW:- WO 367/3, WO 345/33, WO 361/1947, WO 361/2229
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