The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Ladyman
- First Name:
- John Mercer
- Rank:
- Pte
- Regimental #:
- WX4120
- Company:
- D Coy 2/3rd MGB
- Enlisted:
- 15.06.1940
- DOB:
- 26.04.1918
- Place of Birth:
- Katanning WA
- Father's Name:
- Ladyman Arthur
- Religion:
- C of E
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmer
- Camps Thailand:
- Hintock
- POW#:
- 6875, 36614 Thailand
- Cause of Death:
- Cholera
- Place of Death:
- Hintock Thailand
- Date of Death:
- 28.07.1943
- Buried:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Row R, Plot I, in one of graves 2-78.
General Description
Review WX4120 John Mercer Ladyman‘s military records held at NAA.
Ladyman sailed from Java to Singapore with Java Force No. 6 and then entrained to Thailand to work on the Burma-Thai Railway. Please read further about the movements of this work force.