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World War One / Re: Autograph book WW1 soldiers entries. Scanned copies avail of named individuals
« on: Saturday 04 November 17 18:27 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, just wondering if the address for. Michael casey 157371 on your list could actually be.....Cromane , a small town few miles west of Killorglin, co. Kerry ???

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Thursday 19 October 17 18:09 BST (UK)  »
Just heard from CWGC confirming that Gnr Emrys Morgan was previously buried in N.Daichoku cemetry, Taihoku, Formosa (Taiwan) . Most of those who died there were. Re-buried at Sai Wan,Hong Kong.
  Can't find his name mentioned as a POW in Taiwan ,unless he like many others died on one of the japanese "hell ships". ..OR shortly after arriving ?
Does anyone have any info on the N.Daichoku cemetery at Taihoku ??

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 18 October 17 18:29 BST (UK)  »
Looks as if. Gnr. Emrys morgan died on the island of Formosa ( Taiwan). Didn't realise that there were
approx. 14 POW camps there,
One website mentions that most of the high ranking allied  officers also the govenors of hong kong, singapore, java and guam were held there . 
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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Scargill family of St Giles, London
« on: Tuesday 17 October 17 19:27 BST (UK)  »
So what was frank chapman scargill doing at beaufort house in 1919 ?

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Tuesday 17 October 17 18:37 BST (UK)  »
I have re-visited CWGC site as someone suggested and found that many of the poor souls buried at sai wan military cemetry , Hong Kong,  were originaly buried as far away as Formosa (Taiwan) and even Java . 
 Seems that many were moved there in 1946 /47. I have e-mailed CWGC to see if they have any more information on emrys morgan .

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Sunday 08 October 17 18:56 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone tell me if the ships. Yoshida maru , singapore maru or any other japanese "hellships" carrying POWs to japan from Java / singapore  stopped off in hong kong up to middle of november 1942 on the way to japan / china ? Thanks

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 04 October 17 15:24 BST (UK)  »
Bushinn1746 , Hi Mark. Thank you for your help and links , also advice on Nat archives ,very informative.
 I think ref my seach which is for info on...... 89 baty.... _35_reg RA. Not 89/90 field baty . It does get a little confusing . Good of you to try and help.
There  may though have been some sort of change
With the local TA units as you suggested .
I had two uncles whom I had thought served with the same unit , now I'm thinking maybe/ maybe not
  as one ended up in BEF and was evacuated from Dunkirk , the other ended up on Malta for couple of years , he.. said that at one stage , they were so short of food they ate rats and grass/ plants . Don't know if this was true but, I was told the young lad who went out certainly wasn't the same person coming back .
I shall have to spend more time researching TA units in the area . Thank you mark.

MaxD thanks "on the ball as usual "! many thanks also for PM and suggestion within.

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 04 October 17 12:36 BST (UK)  »
MaxD thanks, looks as if it's going to take a lot of time and effort to find out any more detail . I did see a few items that could explain a lot ,held by national archives , but not digitised would entail visit !! I will though later , cotact IWM to see if they may help.
 I just thought there  may be somebody out there who had previously  researched this theatre, And 35 LAA reg in detail and may. Have been  able to help !!
I knew it was awfull out there but the more I read , the more  I realise how terrible it must have been for our boys and the unimaginable cruelties they suffered.

Thanks for your help !

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World War Two / Re: 35 LTAA Regt RA
« on: Wednesday 04 October 17 11:45 BST (UK)  »
Would anyone know if for a RA reg of this type ( 35 LAA ) the norm was 4 guns to a troop ?

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