The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Gwilliam
First Name:
Horace Victor Wentworth
Nick Name:
Bill
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX16383
Company:
Headquarters Company
Enlisted:
8.09.1941
Discharged:
3.05.1946
DOB:
5.10.1922
Place of Birth:
Hertfordshire, England
Father's Name:
John Gwilliam
Mothers's Name:
Minnie Gwilliam
Religion:
Church of England
Pre-war Occupation:
Farmhand
Singapore:
Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru, Adam Park; Selarang Barracks Changi
Force:
‘D’ Force Thailand, V Battalion
Camps Thailand:
Kinsaiyok, Brankassi, Ubon
POW#:
4/6182
Return Details 1945:
Bangkok-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Moreton Bay

General Description

Bill Gwilliam died in 1995.

Camp Locations:

  • Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
  • Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
  • Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
  • Brankassi, Prang Kasi, 208k - Thailand
  • Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
  • Kinsaiyok Main, 170.2k - Thailand
  • Nikhe Wood Camp, Ni Thea, 131 Kilo, 284k - Thailand
  • Kami Songkurai, 299k - Thailand
  • Shimo Sonkurai, 288k - Thailand
  • Ubon - Thailand ***
  • Tanbaya, 362k - Burma
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