The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
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Whitelaw
- First Name:
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Robert Gregson
- Nick Name:
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Jock
- Rank:
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Private
- Regimental #:
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WX9076
- Company:
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‘B’ Company
- Enlisted:
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25.10.1940
- Discharged:
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14.03.1946
- DOB:
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10.09.1902
- Place of Birth:
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Saltcoats, Scotland
- Father's Name:
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Not Known
- Mothers's Name:
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Elizabeth Whitelaw
- Religion:
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Presbyterian
- Pre-war Occupation:
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Tractor Driver
- Singapore:
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Selarang Camp Changi, Johore Bahru, Adam Park, Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
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‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
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Kanu II, Tamarkan (hospital 16.7.1943-24.11.1943), Chingkai (24.11.1943-7.4.1944), Rashin Maru Party
- Camps Japan:
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Ohama Camp 9B
- POW#:
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4/6799, 8862 & 419
- Return Details 1945:
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Wakayama‐Okinawa, USS Consolation, Okinawa-Manila, USS Haskell, Manila-Sydney, HMS Speaker, Sydney-Fremantle, HMT Dominion Monarch.
General Description
Back Row: L-R (1) Bert Poulten WX9764 (5) Doug Carter WX8240
2nd Last Row: L-R (2) Alf Worth WX7440 (3) Alex Oag WX8481
3rd Row from Back: L-R (4) Aub Schuts WX8562 (8) Bob Whitelaw WX9076
Front Row: L-R (9) Arthur Walker WX16370
Back Row: Aub Schuts, Bob Whitelaw, Bert Poulton,
Front Row: Alec Oag, Alf Worth, Arthur Walker
Camp Locations:
- Adam Park Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Chungkai, 60k - Thailand
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
- Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
- Ohama, Hiroshima #9-B - Japan ***
