Tasmanian War Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Barnes Clifford Keith

Born 5^th October 1920 Currie, King Island to Richard and Grace Maude Barnes, he enlisted Launceston Tasmania and was posted to the 2/40^th Battalion.

He was a prisoner of war in Thailand when on 4^th September 1944 pow’s who had survived the building of the Death Railway were marched the three miles from the Valley Road camp in Singapore to board the Rakuyo Maru which was sunk on the 12^th September 1944 by the US submarine “Sealion”.

Pte Barnes did not survive this incident.

See Rakuyo Maru 12^th September 1944

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