The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Popham
- First Name:
- Edward Charles Steven
- Nick Name:
- Ted
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX9263
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 30.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 9.01.1946
- DOB:
- 25.11.1901
- Place of Birth:
- London, England
- Father's Name:
- Edward James Stanford Popham
- Mothers's Name:
- Sophia Ellen Popham
- Religion:
- Baptist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Labourer
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; A.G.H. Roberts Barracks Changi (8.3.1942, typhus); Serangoon Road Camp, Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Chungkai, Bangkok
- POW#:
- 4/ 6517 and 8833
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore- Darwin-Perth, PBY Catalina aircraft; Admitted to 110(P)MH on 18.10.1945 with Beri Beri
General Description
Born 1901 London, England to parents Edward & Sophia Popham.
From Gnowangerup Ted enlisted AIF 30 Oct 1940 later joining 2/4th ‘A’ Coy 6 Platoon under CO’s Lt Morrison & Lt Branson.
Popham became ill with typhus 9 Mar 1942 and was hospitalised AGH Roberts Barracks, Changi.
He left Singapore to work on Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force S Battalion. They arrived Kanyu II at the Hellfire Pass Cutting on 25 April 1944. At the end of the war Ted was recovered from Chungkai (possibly Hospital) and from Bangkok flew to Singapore. He flew with Catalina to Perth and admitted to110(P)MH on18 Oct 1945 with beri beri.
Camp Locations:
- Roberts Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Serangoon Road Camp - Singapore
- Chungkai, 60k - Thailand