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EC/15868
Captain
Eugene Cowles Pomeroy
1912/03/10 - Born Wasington, DC, USA
Occupation Journalist
Next of Kin Parents, E C and E Pomeroy, Siaklet, India
12th Frontier Force Regiment
2nd Battalion
Service
Eugene was stationed in Malaya.
1941/12/08 - Japan enters the war by Bombing Pearl Harbour and attacking Hong Kong and Malaya. Japanese troops land the Malayan border with Thailand at Kota Bharu (Malaya), Singora and Patani (Thailand).
As the Japanese had taken the airfield at Kota Bharu, the Allied troops had very little air cover and by the 31st of January 1942, Allied Troops were pushed back to Singapore. The causeway joining Singapore to Malaya was blown to stop the Japanese advance.
On the 9th February the Japanese attacked the North West coast of Singapore. General Percival had set his main defence on the North East coast line, and the Japanese quickly gained the advantage.
By the 15th February the Japanese were in danger of taking control of the water supply at the reservoirs, which would endanger the Singapore City water supply. General Percival had no alternative but to surrender.
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese
Japanese PoW
1942/02/03 - Captured Jahore Bahru
PoW Number 1423
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/14 - Overland to Thailand
New PoW Number 1255
In January 1943 Eugene escaped from Tha Makham camp, Thailand with Lieutenant Eric Howard and four Privates from the East Surrey Regiment, Ernest Cleaver 6140958, Norman Dorval 6142762, Charles Richardson 6140498 and John Croker 6141853.
After escaping, Howard and Pomeroy split from the main group.
The four East Surrey Privates were captured and taken back to Tha Makham. After being tortured, they were taken out of the camp towards Chungkai, made to dig their own graves and executed.
Pomeroy and Howard were captured two weeks later by Thai Police and handed over to the Japanese who took them back to Tha Makham.
After torture they were put into a lorry and taken out of the camp. They were executed by the Japanese.
Died
1943/02/22 - Bayoneted to death
Memorial
Column 229.
Singapore Memorial
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Far East Medals
Information
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Japanese Transports
Thailand Burma Railway
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
‘The Colonel of Tamarkan’ by Julie Summers
KEW:- WO 361/2165, WO 361/2063, WO 361/1367, WO 361/1624/1, WO 392/25, WO 345/41, WO 361/2199, WO 361/1954,
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