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Gunner
John Alexander McLeod
1909/05/29 - Born Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Son of Angus and Mary McLeod
John and his wife Bella
Royal Artillery
155th Field Regiment
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. M7778
Japanese Index Card -Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/25 - Transported to Taiwan in England Maru , 900 British
1942/11/14 - Arrived Keelung, Taiwan
New PoW No. IV 1917
Transported with 500 PoW to Kinkaseki Camp No.1
Worked in Copper Mine
Shirakawa Camp No.4
Very sick, treated by Canadian Doctor, Ben Wheeler
Liberated Taiwan
John was transported on HMNZHS Maunganui to New Zealand and was suffering from Beri Beri and Pellagra.
After liberation John spent months in hospital in New Zealand and later England before arriving back in Inverurie to his wife, Bella and their daughter June.
Post War
John with daughter June and Scottie dog Mac
Died
Aged 42
13th April 1953
Information
Alistair Grant - Grandson
Mike Heather
KEW:- WO 392/25, WO 345/33, WO 361/1968, WO 361/2050, WO 361/1536, WO 361/2062, WO 361/2068, WO 361/2186, WO 361/1475,
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