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1005445
Aircraftman
Walter Raymond Smith
Known as Ray
1922/04/21 - Born Penrith, Cumberland
Son of Walter Andrew and Gertrude Helen Smith
1940/06/08 - Enlisted
Royal Air Force
153 Maintenance Unit
Service
Armourers under training as Fitter Armourers
3rd February 1941
Hut 41 ‘ B’ Squadron, No. 1 Wing, RAF Station Weeton, Nr Preston
Back Row (Left to Right):- F. Jones, R. Henderson, G. Hartley, H. Bain, W. Kraus, R. Smith, S. Faulkner, N. Shaw, D. Bell, C. Owen, H. Gorman, A. Barrett, G. Bailey, L. Gibson
Front Row (Left to Right):- S. Stevenson, F. Hillgrove, H. Jennings, W. Woodhead, W. Crook, G. Snell
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Tasikmalaja, Java
PoW No. 1116
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/05 to 1942/12/13 - Surabaya Hospital, Java
1943/04/13 - Tjimahi PoW Hospital, Java
1943/06/02 - Bandoeng (Bandung), Java
1943/12/25 - Batavia Camp
New PoW No. 1743
1944/05/14 - Transported in Chuka Maru with Java Party 21 to Padang, Sumatra
Consisted of:-
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British
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Officers
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ORS
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Total
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Royal Navy
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1
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11
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12
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Army
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3
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109
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112
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R.A.F.
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2
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187
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189
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Total
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313
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Dutch
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R.N.F
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1615
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Total
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1928
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Ray’s name on Java Party 21 Roll
New PoW No. 9953
Work Party No. II 5146 on the Sumatra Railway
Ray standing left front left in shorts
1945/10/15 - Liberated Sumatra
Information
Sue Walker - Daughter
Matt Stanyard
Keith Andrews - Liberation Questionnaire
Japanese Transports
Java Index
KEW Files:- WO 361/2006, WO 392/26, WO 345/48, WO 361/2002, WO 361/1948, WO 361/2221,
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