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|Date of birth=Born March 1919 Newcastle upon Tyne - mother's maiden surname Ridley.
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|Age=26 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, probably at sea en route to Japan.
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|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, at sea en route to Japan, when the transport in which he was being carried was sunk by an Allied Submarine.
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|Company/Battery=Y Company.
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|Promotions=None known.
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|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
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|Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944.
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|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning.  Commemorated on Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial as presumably Thomas' remains were unable to be recovered.  Probate granted 25/3/1946 to Cathrine Fromson, Thomas' widow.
|Home address=No family information as yet.  Commemorated on Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial.
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|Home address=Son of Edward Fromson (1876 - 1943) and Catherine (Kate) Fromson (nee Ridley - 1868 to 1961).  Lived at 42, Henry Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne.  
 
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To read a detailed article by the IWM  on the sinking of these Japanese transports, please click [https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-sinking-of-prisoner-of-war-transport-ships-in-the-far-east here].

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Name Fromson Thomas Milburn
Army number 4274908
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Born March 1919 Newcastle upon Tyne - mother's maiden surname Ridley.
Age 26 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served B.E.F.? Served Malaya. DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, at sea en route to Japan, when the transport in which he was being carried was sunk by an Allied Submarine.
Company/Battery Y Company.
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known.
Joined Brigade
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not so far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
Died/Killed in action DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning. Commemorated on Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial as presumably Thomas' remains were unable to be recovered. Probate granted 25/3/1946 to Cathrine Fromson, Thomas' widow.
Home address Son of Edward Fromson (1876 - 1943) and Catherine (Kate) Fromson (nee Ridley - 1868 to 1961). Lived at 42, Henry Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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To read a detailed article by the IWM on the sinking of these Japanese transports, please click here.