WW2 Japanese Prisoner of War Casualty Medal Group of Three – Gnr. S.H. Brain, 89 Bty. 35 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery
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Regiment: Royal Artillery
Era: WW2
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A second world war Japanese prisoner of war “Hell Ships” casualty medal group awarded to 1483233 Gunner Sidney Harry Brain, 89 Battery, 35 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery.
1939-45 Star unnamed as issued
Pacific Star unnamed as issued
War Medal 1939-45 unnamed as issued
Died – 24th June 1944
Sidney Harry Brain was captured and taken prisoner of war by the Japanese in February 1942 when serving with the 89 Bty, 35 LAA Regt Royal Artillery.
He was among the prisoners being transported on Japanese “Hell Ship” SS Tamahoko Maru, when it set sail on 20th June 1944 with 772 allied prisoners of war, as well as some 500 Japanese soldiers on board, from Takao for Moji. Four days later at 11.50pm, in the Koshiki Straits, 40 miles SW of Nagasaki, the Tamahoko Maru was torpedoed by USS Tang and sank in less than 2 minutes.
An escort picked up the Japanese survivors and left the prisoners of war in the water, to be picked up the next morning by a small whaling ship., which brought 212 survivors to Nagasaki. The other 560 prisoners of war, including Gunner Sidney Harry Brain were lost.
The group comes with original box of issue, condolence slip, letters from the war office and notification of death.
Research included.
Regiment: Royal Artillery
Era: WW2
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