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Personnel Entry
Name Tyler Sidney John
Army number 7619882
Rank Private
Decorations None yet known.
Date of birth Not yet known.
Age 25 at the time of his death.
Unit Enlisted in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps (dates not known). Attached to 9th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. DIED 6/1/1945 at Oinuta No. 17 Camp in Kyusho, Japan, whilst a prisoner in Japanese hands.
Company/Battery HQ Company
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role Not yet known but probably a vehicle fitter.
Joined Brigade Not yet known.
Promotions None known.
Wounded Not as far as is known.
Prisoner of War Yes - captured at Singapore 15/2/1952.
Died/Killed in action DIED 6/1/1945 - cause of death - Malaria and Oedoema. Remains cremated and interred in the British Wall niche in Yokohama Mausoleum on 13/3/1946 - details incsrbed on the urn. Urn re-interred in Grave P.A.9. Yokohama War Cemetery. No inscription on headstone.
Home address Wife lived at 18, Council Houses, Herrongate, Essex.
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