LEFT MY DEAR WIFE & KIDDIES 26 OCT
LIVERPOOL OCT 29 “ANDES” 1941
HALIFAX NOV 9 WAKEFIELD U.S.A. SHIP
TRINIDAD NOV 15 2 DAYS OFF SHORE
CAPE TOWN DEC 9 4 DAYS SHORE LEAVE
BOMBAY DEC 29 DISEMBARK
ARMEDNUGA CAMP JAN 1ST 1942
BOMBAY JAN 19 EMBARK FOR “SINGAPORE”
SINGAPORE JAN 29 MY SHIP BOMBED 4 KILLED
IN ACTION FEB 10 HOPELESS MESS
WOUNDED FEB 13 FRIDAY RIGHT LEG
CHANGI P.O.W. CAMP MAR 22 20 KILO MARCH
BUKIT TEMAR APL 9 HARD WORK INDEED
DANG-PONG OCT 30 4 DAYS “HELL TRAIN”
KAM BURI OCT 31 1 DAY MARCH THAILAND
CHUNG-KIA NOV 1 1 DAY MARCH QUARRY WORK
DAN KOW JAN 31 GOOD CAMP 1943
ONE-TYE-KIN MAR 15 REST PERIOD?
NORTH WOMDO APL 25 1ST JUNGLE CAMP
TARSO APL 28 START 9 DAYS MARCH
TARKA-NOON MAY 6 203 KILO CAMP
BREN-KASI FEB 24 1ST TRAIN TRIP 1944
TARKE-NOON FEB 28 JAPAN GROUPS
CHUNG-KIA MAR 1 BASE CAMP
NON-PRE-DUP MAR 10 WAIT FOR MOVE TO ?
SINGAPORE JUNE 14 WAIT FOR MOVE TO JAPAN
HELL SHIP JUNE 18 SINGAPORE HARBOUR
SAILED JULY 4 U.S.A. INDEPENDENCE DAY
BORNEO JULY 10 ROUGH SEAS GREAT SICKNESS
MANILLA JULY 16 MANY SICK EVACUATED
TYPHOON AUG 13 GREAT DANGER OF SINKING
WRECKED AUG 15 FORMOSA
RESCUED AUG 18 NIPPON NAVY. FINE WORK
RE-SHIPPED AUG 19 KOW LINN. FORMOSA
JAPAN AUG 28 MOJI. GOOD RECEPTION: “21” DEATHS
AMAGASAKEI AUG 31 VERY GOOD MOVE ARRANGEMENTS
TAKAWOKA MAY 21 KILLING WORK 1945
FREEDOM AUG 16 CAN IT BE TRUE? YES!!!
RED + VISITORS AUG 29 FIRST STEP TO MY “LOVED ONES”
FOOD & GIBS AUG 30 U.S.A. NAVY PLANES
FOOD & GIBS SEP 1 U.S.A. NAVY PLANES 1 CRASH
VISITORS SEP 3 U.S.A. PILOTS. PLANS FOR HOME
SICK LEAVE SEP 4 BY U.S.A. PLANES FOR TOKIO
1ST WALK OUT SEP 4 FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM
DRAFT LETTER SEP 4 TO MY DEAR FAMILY AT HOME