Notebook of Avon Reah Smith-Ryan, 1942-1945

Conflict:
Second World War, 1939–45
Subject:
  • Prisoner of War
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W.X. 9453

Capt. A.R. Smith Ryan

2/4 M.G. Bn

A.I.F.

 

Conger [[?]] [[?]]
Malay Int. Camp     2/9 Fd Amb
RAVG                         2/10  "    "
RA
PAW17                     2/11 "   "
F Amb 17
RAAF                       13 AGH
HQ AIF                    11 Res MG
2/[[?]] [[?]] NAA       2 "  "
1/[[?]]   "    "    "          6 Bn 


HQ RAE                   2/3 Ord Stores Coy
1/4 AIF [[Res?]]        22 [[?]] WShops
2/6 Fd Park RAC    27     "          "
2/10 "       "         "      2/10 Ord W/shops
8 Div Sigs                27  Ord Fd Park
[[?]] Div [[?]] [[?]]    [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] [[?]]
2/3 MAC                     [?]] [[?]] [[?]]
2/2 MAC                    27 [[?]] [[?]] [[?]]
HQ AASC
1 Coy AASC
2  "  AASC
2/18 Inf Bn
2/19   "     "

2/20   "    "
2/26   "    "
5/4 MG Bn
5 Div [[?]] Unit
88 LAD
57 LAD
7[[?]] LAD
84 LAD

 

Transferred from W to Wr           4 Dec 40

Joined Unit at Northam Camp     4 Dec 40

Left Northam Camp                       21 Feb 41

Arrived Woodside Camp S Aus  25   "    41

Left Woodside Camp                    12 Oct 41

Arrived Winellie Camp Darwin   21   "    41

Arrived Adelaide River NT Camp 10 Nov 41 [[?]] 

Returned Winellie Camp             26 Dec 41

Left Darwin                                      31 Dec 41

Arrived Singapore Island              24 Jan 42
Woodlands Camp 
Naval Base.

Moved to Battle Stations              30 Jan 42

Causeway Blown                             31 Jan 42

B Coy fired first shot in Bn            66 Feb 42 abt 230 abt 2200 hrs

Enemy landed night                      8 Feb 42 abt 2100 hrs                                                            

Capitulation                                     156  "   42         2030 hrs

 

Reg Officers Killed in Action and

Wounded Believed Killed

C.O.            Lt Col.  Anketell   x}

O/C

HQ Coy    Capt.    McEwen    x} Known Killed

S.O.           Lieut.   Curnow      x}

A.A.P            "        Royce         x}

C. Coy           "        Warhurst    }

P'Comd 

(Adj I/0)

Reinforcement " Manning     }

Officers               "  Odgers        }Missing believed Killed

                              "  de Moullin }

                              "  Green          }

                              "  Mazza         }

                              "  Till                }

D. Coy                  "  Meiklejohn}

P'Comd

2I/C

C Coy              Capt.    Thompson}Missing after surrender

I/0                   Lieut.    Raphael     }

RSM               WO.      Airey                   "            "            "

 
8 DIV CAUSUALTIES     27 Apr 42
UNIT KILLED

DIED OF

WOUNDS

 MISSING WOUNDED TOTALS
HQ AIF

2

 

6

4

12
ADMIN.

1

 

3

10

14
2ND ECHELON

 

 

 

2

2
BASE HOSPITAL

1

1

1

 

3
HQ R.A.E.

 

 

2

2

4
2/10 FIELD COY

11

2

26

23

62
2/12     "          "

4

2

 

14

20
2/6 FIELD PARK

 

3

11

6

20
2/10 FIELD REG.

4

2

3

7

16
2/15   I  "           "

19

5

113

59

196
4 ANTI TANK REG.

7

4

37

30

178
8 DIV SIGs.

7

5

32

39

83
HQ 22 BDE.

1

1

14

6

22
2/18 INF BN.

43

7

229

128

407
2/19   "       "

84

18

506

173

781
2/20 "       "

18

12

304

214

548
HQ 27 BDE

 

 

 

11

11
2/26 INF BN

34

12

51

138

235
      Cd Fwd.

236

74

1338

866

2514
 
  KILLED DIED OF WOUNDS MISSING WOUNDED TOTALS
Bt Fwd.

236

74

1338

866

2514
2/29 INF BN

54

3

350

137

544
2/30   "      " 

49

 

35

125

209
2/4 M.G. BN

Echel 

64

10

78

128

280
"X" INF BN

 

 

139

 

139
HQ A.A.S.C.

 

1

1

 

2
NO 1 COY A.A.S.C.

2

1

129

 

132
NO 2 COY A.A.S.C.

3

1

10

15

29
2/2 RES M.T. 

3

 

2

 

5
2/3     "      "

5

1

 

10

16
2/4     "      "

 

 

22

5

27
9 SUP. PET. SEC.

 

 

1

 

1
8 DIV AMN SUB PARK

 

 

 

1

1
1 SUB. SEC. FD. BAKERY

1

 

2

7

10
2/9 FIELD AMB.

 

3

5

3

11
2/10     "         "

1

3

6

2

12
2/4 G.C.S.

 

1

 

 

1
2/10 A.G.H.

2

1

 

 

3
   Cd. Fwd.

420

99

2118

1299

3936
 

 

ATROCITIES & CRUELTIES

 

ITEM IN

CONTRAVENTION 

OF GENEVA

CONVENTION

SUMMARY OF

INCIDENT

 PLACE DATE WITNESSES

NAMES OF

IJA PERSONNEL

RESPONSIBLE

EXECUTION AND

ATTEMPTED 

EXECUTION OF

PRISONERS OF

WAR

 

ON 19 FEB 1942 15 AUST

SOLDIERS WERE TAKEN

OUT OF PLACE OF

CUSTODY, WITHOUT ANY

EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER,
AND A FIRING

SQUAD OF 7 JAPANESE

SOLDIERS WERE ORDER UNDER

COMD OF AN OFFICER

FIRED ON THEM. 

THIS THIS WX [?]

WAS G.F. AIREY AND

[?]

ESCAPED DEATH.

TWO DEAD ARE NAMED

HERE AS WITNESSES

ESCAPED DEATH.

SINGAPORE ISLAND

 

REP.

SINGAPORE

[?]

752097

 19 FEB 42

WX 13977

WCE G.F AIREY

8/4 M.G. BN.

 

 

WX 1783?

P.N I.W McCANN

8/4 M.G. BN.

 NOT KNOWN

 

 

 

UNIT KILLED

DIED OF 

WOUNDS

 MISSING WOUNDED TOTALS
  BT FWD

420

99

2115

1299

3036
2/3 A.G.H.

 

 

1

 

1
2/2 M.A.C.

2

 

 

11

13
2/3 M.A.C.

2

 

6

10

18
2/3 ORD STORES COY

 

 

9

 

9
2/10 FD WORKSHOPS

1

 

13

 

14
BASE WORKSHOP

 

 

1

12

13
2/14 FIELD PARK

 

 

1

 

1
22 BN. ORD W. SHOP

 

 

1

 

1
27    "      "        "       " 

 

1

1

 

2
8 DIV MOB BASH

 

 

2

3

5
8 DIV MOB LAWN

 

 

40

1

41
8 DIV SALVAGE

 

 

1

3

4
84 L.A.D.

 

1

2

 

3
88 L.A.D.

 

 

1

 

1
DEF. BARRACKS PERS

 

1

5

 

6
8 DIV PROVOST CORPS

1

1

8

12

5

22
G.B.D. HQ

 

2

7

4

13
2/5 HYGIENE

 

 

 

1

1
TOTAL

426

     104 5

      2218 7

1356

4104
           
 

Immediate - Comd 11 3rd Corps     G.I. Staff Message Control Chief Cypher Officer.   

It has been necessary to give up the struggle, but I want the

reason explained to all ranks. The forward troops have held their

ground, but the essentials of war have run short. In a

few days we shall have neither petrol nor food. Many types

of ammo have run are short, and the water supply on which

the next civilian populations, and many of the fighting troops

are dependant, threatens to fail. This situation has been

brought about partly by being driven off our [[dumps?]] and

partly by hostile duty and air action. Without these sinews

of war we cannot fight on.

I thank all ranks for their efforts throughout the campaign.

(Sgd) A.E.  Percival Lieut. Conl.

G.O.C

"G" Corps"
Malaya

15 Feb 42

 

Lt Col. [[M?]] J. Anketell - C/o 2/4 MG Bn.

Wounded Thur 12 Feb 42 - Died of Wounds

Capt. Colin Cameron has accompanied the C.O. round his Coy

area and returning reported to Major Augh that the C.O had been

badly wounded. This was at 2130 hrs on 12 Feb.

Bn H.Q. was at Road Jen 768127.  C Coy had lost [[?]]

L.K .& H. Lt. Col. Anketell had been [[sound?]] with Capt. Cameron and

Major Robertson then comd a Coy of 20 Bn. Later promoted to Lt. Col

(& he comd the "G" Bn in Adam Park [[?]] & took that Unit away

[[across?]] from Syme Road) to find a new perimeter. He did

NOT tell Major Augh at HQ that he was going away. Major

Green, Bn 2 I/C was there having arrived at 1800 hrs from Mt Echo

with 11 PI & some add men. Major Augh towards "D" Coy

area 766129. The C.O. was hit by shell or mortar approaching

that area. Major Augh says he spoke to him @ rd. Jen..

Capt. Anderson R.M.O. dressed him and sent him back to

Alexandria Hospital.

At Changi for some weeks definite news regarding

Col. Anketell was not forthcoming. One day I was at the 

Roberts Barracks Hospital visiting Lieuts. Wankey and Watson

and spent same time with Lieut. Baron Calaman (2/2 MJ.) 

On leaving he introduced me to an English Medical Major

who had been on duty at Alexandria Hospital at the time.

He was able to say quite definitely that the C.O. had NOT

been killed by the Japanese who overran the place during action

 

 

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