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Gnr. Francis Kelso
British Army 155th Field Regiment Royal Artillery
from:Wishaw
Francis Kelso was captured during the fall of Singapore by the Japanese Imperial Army. He was interned at Changi initially before being moved to Kinksaeki where he worked for years in the copper mines there. Eventually, he was freed by American troops and taken to America for rehabilitation before being returned to Scotland where he was piped down the streets of Wishaw on his return home.