Robson William Brown Gunner 910836 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Robson William Brown
|Army number=910836
|Rank=Gunner
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=
|Age=25
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died as a PoW.
|Company/Battery=
|Task or role=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942
|Died/Killed in action=25/10/1943.
|Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Robson of Sunderland. Buried Grave 4.C.54. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
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 |Promotions=None known of.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.  Notification of his PoW status was published in the local Press.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.  Notification of his PoW status was published in the local Press (Sunderland Echo 3/6/1943 - fifteen months after his capture).
 |Died/Killed in action=25/10/1943 whilst a Prisoner of War. Initially interred at Tarsao No. 2 Cemetery in Grave No. 347.  Re-buried 1/3/1946 in Grave 4.C.54. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.  Headstone inscription reads "A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LIFE, SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING. LOVED & REMEMBERED. KITTY, ALFRED".  Probate granted 21/11/1945 at Durham Registry.
 |Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Robson of Sunderland.  Lived at 63, Laburnum Road, Fulwell, Sunderland.
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 |Army number=910836
 |Rank=Gunner
-|Decorations=
+|Decorations=None known so far.
-|Date of birth=
+|Date of birth=1918 in Sunderland.  Mother's maiden surname Brown.
-|Age=25
+|Age=25 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Died as a PoW.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Served B.E.F.?  Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.  Served Malaya.  DIED 25/10/1943 as a PoW.
-|Company/Battery=
+|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
-|Task or role=
+|Task or role=Gunner.
-|Promotions=
+|Promotions=None known of.
-|Wounded=
+|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942
+|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.  Notification of his PoW status was published in the local Press.
-|Died/Killed in action=25/10/1943.
+|Died/Killed in action=25/10/1943 whilst a Prisoner of War. Initially interred at Tarsao No. 2 Cemetery in Grave No. 347.  Re-buried 1/3/1946 in Grave 4.C.54. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.  Headstone inscription reads "A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LIFE, SAFE IN GOD'S KEEPING. LOVED & REMEMBERED. KITTY, ALFRED".  Probate granted 21/11/1945 at Durham Registry.
-|Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Robson of Sunderland.  Buried Grave 4.C.54. Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.
+|Home address=Son of Thomas and Mary Anne Robson of Sunderland.  Lived at 63, Laburnum Road, Fulwell, Sunderland.
 }}