Added photo to Horace’s page:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/s/html/shelton-horace-walter.htm
Added photo to Horace’s page:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/s/html/shelton-horace-walter.htm
Added more photos sent by Janna and Denise:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/g/html/grenfell-cyril-donovan.htm
Added a pagr for Jimmy in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/h/html/hook-james.htm
Information
Convoy William Sail 12X
Japanese Transport
Thailand-Burma Railway
KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 392/24, WO 345/26, WO 361/1955, WO 361/2196, WO 361/2165, WO 361/2060, WO 361/2166, WO 361/2185,
Added a page for Horace in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/s/html/shelton-horace-walter.htm
Information
Ynys Crowston-Boaler
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Commonwealth War Graves
KEW:- WO 361/2064, WO 361/2192, WO 304/10
Added more information to his page in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/h/html/hughes-reginald-arthur.htm
Added a page for Ernest in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/B/html/bass-ernest-edward.htm
Information
Sean Gadsby
Japanese Transport
Thailand-Burma Railway
Liberation Questionnaire – Supplied by Sean Gadsby
KEW:- WO 361/2172, WO 392/23, WO 345/4, WO 361/1954, WO 361/1979, WO 361/2196, WO 361/2058, WO 361/2189, WO 361/2167, WO 417/42, WO 417/70, WO 417/72, WO 417/97,
Researching and adding to the Roll of Honour, there are dark moments, and there have been many.
Today looking through my files I found this, I wrote in one of those dark moments. Spent some time re-vamping it and then shared it with the FEPOW Family Facebook Group.
Those who died and have ‘No Known Grave’ are remembered on the Singapore Memorial, this was for them.
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Why am I still lying here?
Beneath this canopy of green
With an unknown bird chorus above my head,
Although many years have faded, I recall the promise made
Did my mates forget, or too lie in rest
After placing this makeshift cross upon my bed.
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Nestled against my body
Lie reminders of my passed,
Slipped from the pocket where they were kept,
Golden memories of a farewell wave,
A new born cradled in her arms,
The tiny greeting hand I have never met.
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Lying within a corner a silver Christmas joey
Almost new, a horseshoe from our wedding cake,
A fading image of my loved ones, with a tear, slightly grown,
Loving, silver bow of ribbon, from a sender, unknown
All locked in are my treasures, with an old rusting key
In this unknown ground in which they were sown.
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Am I forgotten ?
Did I die in vain ?
How many mates have made this soil their bed ?
Will we be together, someday to meet again ?
Sharing memories of times, joyfully said,
Please, why am I still lying here ?
Added a page for Cyril in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/g/html/grenfell-cyril-donovan.htm
Information
Denise Grenfell – Daughter-in-law
Book – ‘No Surrender’ by W.E Johns and R.A Kelly
KEW:- WO 345/21,
Added documents from ganddaughter Pauline which explains the time lapse in the family knowing what was happening to William:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/h/html/holt-william-documents.htm
Added a page for William in the Roll of Honour, ‘Site Memorial’ section:-
https://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/h/html/holt-william.htm
Information
Pauline Kay – Granddaughter
Convoy William Sail 12X
Japanese Transport
Thailand Burma Railway
Commonwealth War Graves
KEW:- WO 392/24, WO 361/2172, WO 361/2053, WO 345/26, WO 361/1955, WO 361/1987, WO 361/2169, WO 361/1623, WO 361/2060, WO 361/2177, WO 361/2235,