The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Neilson
- First Name:
- Harold Frederick
- Nick Name:
- Tiger
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX5220
- Classification:
- Driver
- Company:
- ‘B’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 26.07.1940
- Discharged:
- 31.01.1946
- DOB:
- 23.01.1912
- Place of Birth:
- Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Not Known
- Mothers's Name:
- Elizabeth Neilson
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Bread Carter
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru, Adam Park; Selerang Barracks Changi (worked in the cookhouse); Changi Gaol Camp Hospital (16.10.1944); Kranji Hospital (2.11.1944); Discharged to unit at Changi Gaol Camp on 11.12.1944)
- POW#:
- 4/6444
- Return Details 1945:
- Singapore-Darwin-Sydney, HMT Arawa; Sydney to Melbourne by troop train; Melbourne to Fremantle, HMT Strathmore
General Description
Admitted to 2/9th Field Ambulance on 7/2/1942 in possession of a letter from 2/4th MG Btn R.M.O. stating soldier was suffering from indigestion. Admitted to 2/10th Australian General Hospital Roberts Barracks Changi with a duodenal ulcer on 21/3/1943.
Camp Locations:
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- Changi Gaol Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Kranji Camp Woodlands - Singapore
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore