Difference between revisions of "Dees James Bracken Fusilier 4274961"
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|Rank=Fusilier | |Rank=Fusilier | ||
|Decorations=None known. | |Decorations=None known. | ||
| − | |Date of birth= | + | |Date of birth=Birth registered in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1919; mother's surname Dees. |
|Age=25 at the time of his death. | |Age=25 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 in Japanese hands - at sea en route from Singapore to Japan when the transport Rakuyo Maru was sunk by an Allied submarine. | + | |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 in Japanese hands - at sea en route from Singapore to Japan when the transport Rakuyo Maru was sunk by an Allied submarine. |
|Company/Battery=Y Company. | |Company/Battery=Y Company. | ||
|Task or role=Not yet known. | |Task or role=Not yet known. | ||
|Promotions=None known. | |Promotions=None known. | ||
|Wounded=Not so far as is known. | |Wounded=Not so far as is known. | ||
| − | |Prisoner of War=Yes - captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore. | + | |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. | + | |Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning. Commemorated on Column 46 of the Singapore Memorial as presumably James' remains were unable to be recovered. Probate granted 6/9/1946 at Newcastle upon Tyne to Robert Henderson, Corporation employee. |
| − | |Home address=No family information as yet. | + | |Home address=James lived at 37, Blandford Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. No further family information as yet. |
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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]. | 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]. | ||
Latest revision as of 10:15, 15 July 2018
Personnel Entry
Name Dees James Bracken
Army number 4274961
Rank Fusilier
Decorations None known.
Date of birth Birth registered in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1919; mother's surname Dees.
Age 25 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 in Japanese hands - at sea en route from Singapore to Japan when the transport Rakuyo Maru 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 James' remains were unable to be recovered. Probate granted 6/9/1946 at Newcastle upon Tyne to Robert Henderson, Corporation employee.
Home address James lived at 37, Blandford Street, Newcastle upon Tyne. No further family information as yet.
Source table
To read a detailed article by the IWM on the sinking of these Japanese transports, please click here.
