The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Howson
- First Name:
- William Robert
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX 16981
- Company:
- Headquarters Company
- Enlisted:
- 13.10.1941
- Discharged:
- 28.02.1946
- DOB:
- 6.08.1911
- Place of Birth:
- Midland Junction, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Robert William Howson
- Mothers's Name:
- Jane Howson
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Boilermaker’s Assistant
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp and Barracks Changi; Returned from Thailand to - Sime Road Camp; Kranji Hospital Woodlands; X10 Party; Changi Gaol Camp
- Force:
- 'F' Force Thailand
- Camps Thailand:
- Tanbaya (Burma), Kanchanaburi
- POW#:
- 1/8100 and 3/8192
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Darwin‐Sydney, HMT Arawa; Sydney-Melbourne by troop train; Melbourne-Fremantle, HMT Strathmore
General Description