The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Dunn
- First Name:
- Cecil Henry
- Nick Name:
- 2-Pot
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX7236
- Company:
- ‘B’ Company Headquarters
- Enlisted:
- 1.08.1940
- Discharged:
- 21.03.1946
- DOB:
- 12.08.1901
- Place of Birth:
- Mount Morgan, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Mathew Dunn
- Mothers's Name:
- Lillian Ellen Dunn (nee Mitchell)
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Fitter, Tractor Driver and Gold Mine Amalgamator
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru, Adam Park; Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- 'D' Force Thailand, T Battalion, W.O.II John Dooley Party
- Camps Thailand:
- Tarsau, Wampo, Konyu II, Kanchanaburi and Chungkai Cutting, Tamaung and or Non Pladuk.
- POW#:
- 3/7631
- Return Details 1945:
- Saigon-Bangkok‐Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Sydney, HMT Highland Chieftan; Sydney-Perth by troop train
General Description
Please read about Dooley Party
It is impossible to confirm exactly where the men of Dooley Party worked. However it is believed they were at Kanchanaburi and worked at the Chungkai cutting.
Cecil Dunn was recovered from Saigon at war’s end. He was probably one of a large group of ‘boys’ from 2/4th who were selected to work there (selected with Both party from Non Pladuk Camp, Thailand). They left Singapore 2 February 1945 for Saigon.
Read further about Both Party, Saigon
Cecil Henry Dunn died 7 December 1969 at Pemberton Hospital aged 68 years. He was buried at Pemberton Cemetery. His father Matthew Dunn is also buried here.
Camp Locations:
- Adam Park Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Chungkai, 60k - Thailand
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
- Non Pladuk, 0k - Thailand
- Tarsau, Tha Sao 125k - Thailand
- Saigon - French Indo China
