Add Information to Record of a Person who served during the Second World War on The Wartime Memories Project Website

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Gnr. James Connelly

British Army 9th Coast Bty. Royal Artillery

from:Fauldhouse, Scotland

James Connelly was captured during the fall of Singapore and became a POW on 15th February 1942. He was in the following camps:

  • Changi February 1942 - October 1942
  • Wampo November 1942 - May 1943
  • Tonchan June 1943 - August 1943
  • Kingsao (or could be Ringsao) September 1943 - January 1944
  • Tarsao January 1944 - July 1944
  • Tomonta October 1944 - May 1945

He worked on the Death Railway and bridge over the River Kwai. James died on 8th December 1997. He was a member of the FEPOW club.



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