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216983 Sig. Alfred Douglas Trant Royal Corps of Signals from:Paignton, Devon (d.2nd Mar 1944) My Uncle Doug Trant was a Signalman with the Royal Corps of Signals. He was a Prisoner of War, working on the Burma Railway. The family story is that he burned the soles of his feet on hot bamboo, and was in such poor condition due to the awful treatment by the Japanese that he died. He died in 1944 aged 22, and he is buried in Chungkai War Cemetery in Thailand. I would love to know how he ended up in Thailand, I suspect he may have been captured at the fall of Singapore, but I don't know for sure. Any information would be appreciated. Update: Son of Alfred S. Trant and Petrea Trant, of Paignton, Devon. He was attached to III Indian Army Corps of Signals. His brother Clifford also died on service with the Merchant Navy. Alfred Douglas Trant is commemorated on the Brixham 1939 - 1945 War Memorial in Brixham, Devon. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.