Warrant Officer Mechanic

Beckford, William George

Hometown Cardiff

Royal Navy

HMS Exeter

United Kingdom

1942/03/01 - Java Sea when HMS Exeter was sunk.

PoW Camps:- Makassar, Celebes and Fukuoka 2B (Nagasaki), Japan.

Survived Liberation

Roll - 'HMS Glory':- Embarked Manila 1945/10/09 as a Hospital Walking Patient. Destination Esquimalt Naval Base, Canada. British then entrained to the East Coast and transported to UK.

Departed Makassar 1942/10/10 in Asama Maru to Japan.