The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Wilson
- First Name:
- Raymond Cooper
- Nick Name:
- Ray
- Rank:
- Lance Corporal
- Regimental #:
- WX8014
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 13.08.1940
- Discharged:
- 8.02.1946
- DOB:
- 29.10.1916
- Place of Birth:
- Scotland
- Father's Name:
- James Brown Wilson
- Mothers's Name:
- Emily Elizabeth Wilson
- Religion:
- Presbyterian
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmer
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi
- Force:
- ‘ A’ Force Burma, Green Force, No. 3 Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamarkan Hospital (29.2.1944), Tamuang, Kanchanaburi.
- Camps Burma:
- Khonkan 55km Hospital Camp (medical orderly 6.7.1943)
- POW#:
- 1450
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft, Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Moreton Bay.
General Description
Wilson enlisted AIF 13 Aug 1940 and later joined 2/4th MGB.
Ron was with A Coy No. 4 Platoon
Ray Wilson with Own (Romeo) Morris
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Kanchanaburi, 50k - Thailand
- Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
- Tamuang, Tha Muang 39k - Thailand
- Khonkan, 55Kilo Hospital 360k - Burma
