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1151812
Corporal
Herbert Edward Milton
Known as Bert
1916/04/20 - Born Folkstone, Kent
Son of William and Lillian (nee Multon) Milton
(Bert’s father was a fisherman)
Bert’s occupation was a Butcher
1940/05/14 – Enlisted for duration into Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Next of kin - Wife M. Milton, Sea View Terrace, Johnshaven Angus, Scotland
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Service
1940/07/26 – Posted to No.8 Flight Training School at Montrose and promoted AC1, then LAC and finally Corporal
1941/03/41 – Married Maggie Gold of Montrose. Maggie was 25 year older Bert had met and fallen in love with this older local lady while training at the Flying School and was determined to marry her before he embarked.
1941/05/20 – Embarked for the Far East with 18 COL (Chain Overseas Low, which was a radar detection system.) with Convoy William Sail 9AX.
1941/08/05 - Arrived Singapore.
1941/12/08 - Japanese invade Malaya after landing near the Thailand border
The Japanese fought down Malaya to Singapore, the RAF units were then transported to Sumatra and Java.
1942/03/08 - Java surrendered to the Japanese
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/22 - Transported with Java Party 2 to Singapore
1942/09/26 - Arrived Changi, Singapore
1942/10/09 - Departed Singapore for Kuching, Borneo with 1203 PoWs
1943/04/08-18 - Arrive Sandakan
1945/04/30 - Died, Sandakan
Death Certificate
We know most of the death certificates at Sandakan were fabricated.
Of over 2500 PoWs, only six Australians survived Sandakan, as they escaped. The remaining died in the hands of the Japanese.
Please read ‘Sandakan’ for more information
Died
Age 29
1945/04/30
Sandakan
Loved Ones
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Milton, of Folkestone
Husband of Margaret Milton of Angus, Scotland
Memorial
T. D. 14.
Labuan War Memorial
‘AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER. R.I.P.’
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Sandakan Memorial
(Photo by Keith Meakins)
Information
Claire Jordon - Military Research, Poppy Research
Sandakan - Roll of Honour, ‘Atrocities’ section
Book:- ‘Sandakan - A Conspiracy of Silence’ by Lynette Ramsay Silver
Lynette Ramsay Silver supplied the plaque photo
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 361/1499, WO 345/36, WO 392/25, WO 361/2208,
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