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Bandsman
William Arthur Tunmer
1913/10/13 - Born St. Olave, Bermondsey, London
Son of William and Florence Tunmer
Middlesex Regiment,
1st Battalion
1942/01/22 - WO 417/37, Casualty List No. 727. Missing
Japanese PoW
1941/12/16 - Captured Hong Kong
PoW No. 7168
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/27 - Sailed from Hong Kong in the Lisbon Maru William was in Hold Two
On the third day at sea Diptheria broke out.
1942/10/01 - A noise like air rushing out of a tyre woke the sleeping PoWs and they realised a torpedo had just missed the ship. A few minutes later there was a loud explosion and the ships engines stopped.
The submarine, USS Grouper SS-214 had attacked and hit the Lisbon Maru.
At 7.30pm the Japanese destroyer ‘Kure’ and the Toyokuni Maru took of all the Japanese except a machine gun crew who had their gun trained on the Battened down hold.
1942/10/02 - Lisbon Maru sunk
1943/10/22 - WO 417/67, Casualty List No. 1271. Previously reported Missing on Casualty List No. 727, 25/12/1941 - Hong Kong now reported Missing at Sea.
1944/11/04 - WO417/84, Casualty List No. 1595. Previously reported missing whilst Prisoner of War on Casualty List No.1271. Now presumed Killed in action whilst Prisoner of War in Japanese hands. Date of Casualty recorded 01/02/10/1942 on original source. (Previously shown with rank as Company Sergeant Major). Missing at Sea.
Died
Age 28
1st October 1942
6 mile from Tung Fusham Island off the China Coast on the Lisbon Maru
29.57 N, 122.56 E
Loved Ones
Son of William and Florence Tunmer
Husband of Mary (McCarthy) Tumner, father of Mary Tumner, Arthur Jennings, Charles Jennings, Florence Jennings, uncle to Jacqueline Jennings
Memorial
Column 16.
Sai Wan Memorial
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
KEW Files:- WO 392/26, WO 361/1744/2, CO 980/138, WO 417/37, WO 417/67, WO 417/84,
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