The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Newton
- First Name:
- Alfred
- Nick Name:
- Alf
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX9207
- Classification:
- Cook
- Company:
- ‘D’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 30.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 2.05.1946
- DOB:
- 13.10.1905
- Place of Birth:
- Hyson Green, Nottingham, England
- Father's Name:
- Alfred Newton
- Mothers's Name:
- Not Known
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmhand
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp and Barracks Changi;
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, T Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Non Pladuk, Kanchanaburi, Bangkok (go-downs)
- POW#:
- 4 /12648
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft. No other details are known.
General Description
Newton left Singapore by train to work on the Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force Thailand T Battalion and it is believed he was part of Capt. Harris Party.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Non Pladuk, 0k - Thailand
- Saigon - French Indo China