The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Williams
First Name:
Robert Edgar
Nick Name:
Mick
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX7263
Company:
‘C’ Company
Enlisted:
1.08.1940
Discharged:
7.01.1946
Place of Birth:
Trafalgar, Western Australia
Father's Name:
Thomas Andrew Williams
Mothers's Name:
Ellen Beatrice Williams
Religion:
Church of England
Pre-war Occupation:
Drover, Miner and Truck Driver
Singapore:
Selarang Camp Changi
Force:
‘A’ Force Burma, Green Force, No. 3 Battalion.
Camps Thailand:
Tamarkan Hospital (8.1.1944), Nacompaton, Bangkok
Camps Burma:
Thanbyuzayat (evacuated to hospital 10.10.1942), Reptu 30km Hospital Camp (26.4.1943, acted as a medical orderly).
POW#:
1489
Return Details 1945:
Thailand-Singapore by aircraft, Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Moreton Bay.

General Description

Soldier experienced some deafness to right ear following a bomb blast.

Camp Locations:

  • Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
  • Nacompaton, Nakom Pathom Hospital - Thailand
  • Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
  • Reptu, Retphaw, 30Kilo 385k - Burma
  • Thanbyuzayat, 415k - Burma
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