The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Wilson
- First Name:
- John
- Nick Name:
- Jack
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX17973
- Company:
- 'E' Company, Special Reserve Battalion
- Enlisted:
- 10.12.1941
- DOB:
- 23.03.1907
- Place of Birth:
- Newcastle, England
- Father's Name:
- John Coutts Wilson
- Mothers's Name:
- Ann Wilson
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Timber Worker
- Memorial:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Plot 1, Row L, Grave 7, Age 36.
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp and Barracks Changi
- Force:
- 'D' Force Thailand, V Battalion
- POW#:
- 4/6828 & 2295
- Cause of Death:
- Dysentery
- Place of Death:
- Brankassi
- Date of Death:
- 25.08.1943
- Buried:
- Grave No. 48, Brankassi.
General Description
Wilson recorded his last address as Bunnings Mill, Yornup.
As a POW in Singapore Jack was selected with ‘D’ Force V Battalion to work on the Burma-Thai Railway. To read further.
This work force would endure a horrific death rate under appalling conditions.
He died at Brankassi Camp on 25 Aug 1943 and was buried there.
Photograph taken January 2018 by C. Mellor.
Jack’s name is forever remembered at the Collie War Memorial.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Brankassi, Prang Kasi, 208k - Thailand
