The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Lawer
- First Name:
- Reginald Frederick
- Nick Name:
- Reg
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX8810
- Classification:
- Driver
- Company:
- 'B' Company
- Enlisted:
- 23.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 19.12.1940
- DOB:
- 23.08.1908
- Place of Birth:
- Stanthorpe, Queensland
- Father's Name:
- Frederick Lawer
- Mothers's Name:
- Mary Ann Lawer
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Bogger
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi, Thompson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp), Serangoon Road Camp, Serarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- 'D' Force Thailand, T Battalion, W.O.II John Dooley Party
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamuang, Kanchanaburi, Non Pladuk
- Camps Japan:
- Fukuoka sub-Camp No. 17
- POW#:
- 599
- Japan:
- Aramis Party
- Return Details 1945:
- Nagasaki-Okinawa-Manila, Manila-Morotai (admitted to 2/9 A.G.H.), evacuated by aircraft to Brisbane.
General Description
It is not known for certain if this soldier was a member of T Battalion.
Reg’s brother Ivan is definitely listed so it may be reasonably assumed these 2 men remained together (as their histories suggest) until their separation in 1944 when Reg was selected for Japan.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Serangoon Road Camp - Singapore
- Thomson Road (Caldecot Hill Estate Camp) - Singapore
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Non Pladuk, 0k - Thailand
- Tamuang, Tha Muang 39k - Thailand
- Omuta Miike, Fukuoka #17-B - Japan
