POW 137th field regiment royal artillery

[AmyK88]

Charles Marshall KENNETT 1909-1942
service number: 1113861
Died as a POW at sea, Italian ?? Is what is given on his death entry card
Anyone know where i would find more information on this?
Originally 137th where POW held in Japanese camp.
Thanks in advance 

[Regorian]

Unit of 11th Indian Infantry Division, captured Singapore 15th February 1942.

[DavidJP]

Hi AmyK88,

Here is a link to his CWGC Casualty entry: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2135605/KENNETT,%20CHARLES%20MARSHALL

This gives his service number as 1113861 and shows his rank to be that of Gunner. He was in 137 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Apologies if you already have this.

Hope this helps

Kind regards

David

[Drew5233]

Here's the ref details for two unit war diaries held at the National Archives in London that may be of interest

WO 166/1549 137 Field Regiment Sep 1939-Jun 1940 Aug 1940-Aug 1941
WO 172/155 137 Field Regiment Sep and Dec 1941

[Regorian]

I wonder how many of the 18,000 officers and men of the division survived Japanese imprisonment. Obviously not the subject of this Thread.

I remember a lovely man, Laurie, about 1955, who attended St Mary's church Wexham. He had been a POW of the Japanese. Always immaculately turned out in blue blazer and flannels. But he was thin and his skin was yellow. 

[Maddie]

Hi

This link may help you to find more about your chap as he died on the Hell Ship Singapore Maru of tropical malaria. Just click on the little box at the left of his name.

http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Hell_Ships/Singapore_Maru/

The Roll of Honour is from the FEPOW site, an excellent place to help you research Far East POW's.

Good luck.

Maddie

[AmyK88]

Thx u  fantastic information MADDIE.

[AmyK88]

y would his death card say italian ??