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|
|
Numbers of POWs sent to the Railway
| Work Party |
Moved |
Place |
British |
Australian |
Dutch |
USA |
Total |
| A Force |
14
May 42 |
Burma |
|
3000 |
|
|
3000 |
| Medan Force |
20
May 42 |
Burma |
500 |
|
|
|
500 |
| No1 Group |
18/26-June-42 |
Thailand |
3000 |
|
|
|
3000 |
| No 2 Group |
9/15-Oct-42 |
Thailand |
3250 |
|
|
|
3250 |
| No3 Group |
14
Oct 42 |
Thailand |
791 |
|
|
|
791 |
| Williams Force |
16
Oct 42 |
Burma |
|
1497 |
111 |
190 |
1800 |
| No4 Group |
17/2-Oct-42 |
Thailand |
2600 |
|
|
|
2600 |
| No 5 Group |
23/24-Oct-42 |
Thailand |
1300 |
|
|
|
1300 |
| No 6 Group |
25-Oct/6-Nov 42 |
Thailand |
8450 |
|
|
|
8450 |
| No 7 Group |
7/9-Nov-42 |
Thailand |
1260 |
|
|
|
1260 |
| Java 5B |
20/27-Dec-42 |
Burma |
|
|
1401 |
|
1401 |
| 5 Group 1 |
7
Jan 43 |
Burma |
4 |
383 |
159 |
456 |
1002 |
| Java 5C |
10
Jan 43 |
Burma |
|
|
1000 |
|
1000 |
| Java 8 Group |
14Jan/5-Feb-43 |
Thailand |
|
1250 |
8750 |
|
10,000 |
| Java 15 |
14
Mar 43 |
Thailand |
3 |
|
4 |
|
7 |
| D Force |
14/23-Mar-43 |
Thailand |
2780 |
2220 |
|
|
5000 |
| 5 Group No 3 |
13/17-Apr-43 |
Burma |
3 |
155 |
2831 |
11 |
3000 |
| F Force |
18/30-Apr-43 |
Thailand |
3334 |
3666 |
|
|
7000 |
| H Force |
5/17-May-43 |
Thailand |
1947 |
705 |
590 |
26 |
3270 |
| K Force |
25
Jun 43 |
Thailand |
164 |
55 |
11 |
|
230 |
| I Force |
24
Aug 43 |
Thailand |
42 |
73 |
|
|
115 |
| Java 18 |
8
Feb 44 |
Thailand |
2 |
|
28 |
|
30 |
| Total Burma |
|
|
507 |
5033 |
8602 |
657 |
14799 |
| Total Thailand |
|
|
28965 |
7969 |
9383 |
26 |
46343 |
| Total Railway |
|
|
29472 |
13002 |
17985 |
683 |
61142 |
Reference: Capt D.Nelson (SSVF), Changi, B.R.E
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