The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Saunders
- First Name:
- Clarence Samuel
- Rank:
- Lance Corporal
- Regimental #:
- WX7211
- Classification:
- Technical Storemen
- Company:
- ‘D’ Company Headquarters
- Enlisted:
- 1.08.1940
- DOB:
- 18.07.1900
- Place of Birth:
- Perth, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Joseph Charles Saunders
- Mothers's Name:
- Louisa Saunders
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Miner
- Memorial:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Plot 1, Row M, Grave 32, Age 43.
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi, Johore Bahru, Adam Park, Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Tarsau, Konyu II, Huntok, Kinsaiyok
- POW#:
- 4/6579 & 8743
- Cause of Death:
- Post Leg Amputation, Haemorrhage
- Place of Death:
- Chungkai
- Date of Death:
- 31.08.1943
- Buried:
- Grave No. 334, Chungkai.
General Description
Selected in Singapore to work on the Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force S Battalion, Saunders left by rail to travel in overcrowded train trucks to Bampong, Thailand.
Whilst we are not able to determine absolutely which camps Clarence Saunders was working in, we do know the overall movements of S Battalion and the Camps they worked. There was a large evacuation of sick to Chungkai which Saunders would have been included in. Chungkai was considered one of the main 4 Hospital camps.
Kanchanaburi January 2018, C. Mellor
Kings Park Avenue of Honour
Camp Locations:
- Adam Park Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
