The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Moir
First Name:
Kevin George
Nick Name:
Kev
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX8012
Classification:
Rangetaker
Company:
‘C’ Company
Enlisted:
13.08.1940
DOB:
8.04.1919
Place of Birth:
Collie, Western Australia
Father's Name:
Charles John Moir
Mothers's Name:
Agnes Theresa Moir
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Pre-war Occupation:
Teamster
Memorial:
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Collective Grave, Plot 1, Row Q, Grave 2-78, Age 24.
Singapore:
Selarang Camp and Barracks Changi
Force:
‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
Camps Thailand:
Tarsau, Konyu II, Hintok
POW#:
8822
Cause of Death:
Cholera
Place of Death:
Hintok River Camp
Date of Death:
7.08.1943
Buried:
Grave No. 83, Hintok River Camp

General Description

C Coy (mostly No 9 Pln) in transit Rear L-R Kev Moir, Clarrie Henderson, Fred Webb Front Taffy Jones, Cyril Anderson, Jock Leith, Chris Mc Lennan, Les Marriot, Ern Ricketts, Paddy Byrne. Kneeling Harry Norris
Some of C Coy (mostly No 9 Pln) in transit
Rear L-R Kev Moir, Clarrie Henderson, Fred Webb
Front Taffy Jones, Cyril Anderson, Jock Leith, Chris McLennan, Les Marriot, Ern Ricketts, Paddy Byrne, S Morris, Bert Fidge.
Kneeling Harry Norris

 

Wounded in action at Hill 200, Ulu Pandan on 12.2.1942, receiving a gunshot wound to the arm.
Kevin Moir was selected in Singapore to work on the Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force S Battalion which left Singapore by train 14 March 1943.  He was detached to O and P Battations.  Their first working camp Konyu II – working on the Hellfire Pass Cutting. Kevin was sent to Hintok River Camp from Kanyu II.
He died of Cholera 7 Aug 1943 at Hintock. He was 24 years old.

 

K.G. Moir

 

Above: Hintok records with Kevin Moir’s death 7 Aug 1943.

 

MOIR KVIN GEORGE
MOIR KEVIN GEORGE

Moir Kevin George

 

Kevin Moir is remembered at the Collie War Memorial.

Please take a look.

Camp Locations:

  • Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
  • Hintok River Camp, 158k - Thailand
  • Tarsau, Tha Sao 125k - Thailand
  • Kanu 111, Kannyu, 152.50km - Thailand
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