The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Keirle
- First Name:
- Francis Herbert
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX9915
- Classification:
- Signaller
- Company:
- Headquarters Company
- Enlisted:
- 11.12.1940
- Discharged:
- 18.01.1946
- DOB:
- 7.05.1909
- Place of Birth:
- Fremantle, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Alfred Keirle
- Mothers's Name:
- Not Known
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Cartage Contractor
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp & Barracks Changi, Sime Road Camp, X3 Party, Changi Road Camp
- Force:
- H' Force Thailand, 'H' Force Group No. 3
- Camps Thailand:
- Kanu II Malayan Hamlet (cholera, 20.6.1943) Kanu 1 River Camp (evacuated by barge, 11.9.1943) Kanchanaburi
- POW#:
- 3/8404 & 15476
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Darwin-Sydney HMT Arawa, Sydney-Melbourne by troop train, Melbourne-Fremantle, HMT Strathmore.
General Description
Keirle was sent to work on Burma-Thai Railway with ‘H’ Force.
Please read further about this Force.
Keirle was one of the lucky – he contracted cholera 20 June 1943 whilst at Malayan Hamlet Camp and survived.
Camp Locations:
- Changi Gaol Camp - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Sime Road Camp - Singapore
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Kanu 1 151.00k - Thailand
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
