Dedicated to reclaiming and honouring Britain’s lost warriors.
Dedicated to reclaiming and honouring Britain’s lost warriors.
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I have confirmation from the Japanese Naval History department in Tokyo, that fifty seven men were picked up by men of the Japanese ship Shirayuki and transferred to the Japanese army. but they could not say what happened after the men were handed over.
I am of the opinion that the fifty seven prisoners of war were executed by machine gun fire on the morning of the 28th January 1942 and that they were buried an masse in trenches the British had prepared before the war.
My quest is to try to locate the place where they were executed and have their remains recovered and re buried in a Christian manner.
I would ask that if any of your readers can assist in any manner to please get in touch with me. Maybe somewhere there are one or two of those who managed to escape, who can provide some information,
I have received a request from the families of several men who served in the Royal Navy on board the Destroyer Thanet, (You may have heard of the Thanet, named after the isle of Thanet, Kent)
On the morning of the 27th January 1942, The captain of HMS Thanet along with the captain of the Australian Destroyer Vampire, were advised that a large number of Japanese were landing at Mersing on the coast of Malaysia, and ordered to make