262775 WO. Joseph Egbert Daly British Army Royal Army Medical Corps Joseph Daly served with the RAMC at the Burma front.
He was working in the British General Hospital in Singapore, during WW2.
He was wounded in action from machine-gun bullets from a Japanese fighter plane strafing the front lines. The only thing that was recovered from his kit was the Holy Bible. This was found later by the Captain of his regiment.
He and 21 of his mates were stranded and were told to report at Calcutta India. 21 of them set out and walked through the jungles. They had to fend for themselves.
Joseph reported that there were many soldiers lying dead, their pockets full of money and valuables. This was no use to them. They reported the existence of dead soldiers to the village heads, as they passed through on the way to Calcutta with little or no food. Only 7 of them made it to Calcutta.
A few years later he was discharged on medical grounds.
Later he became a compounder in civilian life, married and had 8 children.
He passed into the next realm at the age of 40.
May his soul rest in peace.
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