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1048172
Aircraftman 1st Class
Jack Snow
1922/11/06 - Born Chorley, Lancashire
Son of Frederick and Deborah Snow
Attended All Saints and St. Georges Schools
Occupation Plasterer with Baxendale Brothers, Chorley
Next of Kin Mother, Mrs Deborah Starkey, Pilling Lane, Chorley, Lancashire
Royal Air Force
Service
1941/04/18 - Enlisted
Stationed Moluccas
1943/02/01 - Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/04/14 - Now Reported a ‘Japanese Prisoner of War’.
Japanese PoW
1942/03/20 - Captured Java
Camp Leader Group Captain Noble, RAF
PoW No. 4294
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/16 - Transported with Java Party 5A from Java in ‘Singapore Maru’ to Singapore with 1500 PoWs
1942/10/17 - Arrived Changi, Singapore
1942/10/29 - Transported oversea in Dainichi Maru to Japan
1942, December - Hakodate Main Camp
Camp Leader Major Andrews
1945, June - Bibai Machi
Camp Leader Lieutenant Vowels, RAN
1945/09/11 - Liberated
Hakodate Liberation Photo
Hakodate Liberation Photo Names
(Which includes Snow)
Liberation Questionnaire as filled in by Jack after being liberated
Repatriation
'USS Marine Shark'
1945/10/10 - Departed Manila, destination San Francisco, California.
1945/11/01 - Arrived, British then entrained to the East Coast and transported in Queen Mary to Southampton.
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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
Post War
Jack married Ann Charnock in 1948
They were blessed with daughter Susan
The family moved from Chorley, Lancashire to Suffolk and settled there.
Daughter Sue married Stephen Whymark and they were blessed with son Richard.
Jack passed away on the 17th October 2018
Information
Richard Whymark - Grandson
Glenda Godfrey
Java Index
Japanese Transports
Roger Mansell’s Website - Center for Research
Repatriation - USS Marine Shark
KEW Files:- WO 361/2211, WO 361/2009, WO 345/48, WO 392/26, WO 361/1969, WO 361/2009,
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