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Royal Artillery


Surname
, first name -  Rank - Service Number - Place Captured - [Origin / Next of Kin] - Additional information.
  Surnames are listed alphabetically beneath each regiment or unit.



118 Field Regiment
Duggan, Michael.  Gnr  902311  S  [Co Meath]  Tarsao Hospital.  Died 01/09/1943
McCormick  Albert.  Gnr  990350  S  [Dublin]  Camps: Singapore. Tarsao. Tonchon. Rin Tin. 
Waight, William.  Gnr  904842  S  [Athlone]  Camps: Changi. Chungkai.

12 Battery, 6th HAA Regiment
Bailie, John.  Lt  155188  Garoet, Java  [Dublin]  Camps:  Priok, Batavia, March '42-Sept '42.  Changi, Sept '42-Oct '42. Kuching, Sarawak, Oct '42-Sept '45. 
Fitzpatrick, Michael.  Gnr  847418  Java  [Dunmore East, Co Waterford]  Died 15/06/1943 of bacterial dysentery.
Hanrahan, James.  Gnr  847469  Java  [Kilrush]  Died 04/12/1942 (Yokohama Cremation Memorial).

12th Coast Regiment [Hong Kong]
Bell, Joseph James.  Gnr  860170  HK  [Sligo]  Shia Maru. First draft from HK 4/9/42 with the 'hard men'.  Camps: Tokyo / Sendai.
McBride, Alexander.  Gnr  851575  HK  [Dublin]  Died 02/10/1942 Lisbon Maru.
McGivney, John.  Gnr  1722943  HK  [Longford]  Died 02/10/1942 Lisbon Maru.
Orr, Terence.  Gnr  1426795  HK  [Dublin]  (965 Defence Bty)  Died 02/10/1942  Lisbon Maru.

125th Anti-Tank Regiment
Barker, Walter Cyril.  Sgt (Clerk)  922340  S  [Tuam, Galway]  Camps: Changi ,17 Feb '42 - 26 Oct '42. Wang***?, 9 Nov '42 - 8 Feb '43.  Chunkai.  
Brassill, Patrick.  Gnr  1558140  S  [Kerry]  Changi River Valley Road Camp, 19/2/42-26/10/42.
Martin, James.  Gnr  1107623  Malaya  [Co Kerry]  Camp: 'sent overseas' 25/4/43.
Sheridan, John.  Lt (QM)  2716330  S  [Dublin]. 

13/5th Searchlight Regiment
Donovan, John.  Bmdr  845031  S  [Limerick]  Camps: Changi. Saigon. Kinsayok. Tamuan. Nakhon Nai.
Farrell, John.  Gnr  1629520  S  [Baltinglass, Co Wicklow]  Camps: Saigon. Tamuan.
Hughes, James.  Bdr  863986  S  [Dun Laoghaire]  Camps: Singapore. Saigon. Thailand. Jakarta.
Houghton, Thomas.  Gnr  1709534  [Kildare] Camps: Changi.  Saigon.  Thailand.  Japan.
McKenna, John.  Gnr  1644069  S  [Co Monaghan]  Camps: Changi. Saigon.

135th Field Regiment
This regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey DSO. Toosey became the senior allied officer at the POW camp established at Tamarkan. The prisoners at this camp built the bridge which is now inappropriately associated with the film 'Bridge Over the River Kwai'.
Bryce
, James  Gnr  1092983  [Dublin] 
Conroy, Christopher.  Gnr  1111002  [Clonmel]  Camps: Changi
Cluff, Kenneth.  BQMS  923492  [Stradbally, Leix]  Camps: Changi.  Thailand.  Amagasaki, Japan.  Hiroshima No3.
Driscoll, Thomas.  Gnr  1104621  [Ballyvaughan, Co Clare]  Changi. Buk... Col Toosey, May-Oct '42.
Green, Christopher.  Gnr  1115540  [Dublin] 
O'Loughlin, Patrick.  Gnr  1127293  [Askeaton, Co Limerick] 

137 (A) Field Regiment
A Territorial regiment informally known as the 'Blackpool Regiment' due to its strong association with the town of Blackpool, where the regiment was formed.
Drought, G.E.  Major  44835  [Birr, Offaly] Captured at Kuala Lumpur on 21/01/1942.
Miller, Anthony.  L/Bdr  998946  [Co Kildare] Died of malnutrition at Songkurai (Burma Railway) 04/06/1943.
Tierney, James.  Gnr  950950  S  [Lochrea, Co Galway]  Camps: Changi.  Kanburi.  Sime Road.  Changi.

148 Field Regiment


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