Robert Irving
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Robert Irving

Robert Irving
Born 1920s.
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Son of and
Brother of , , [private brother (1910s - unknown)], , [private sibling (1920s - unknown)] and [private sibling (1920s - unknown)]
Died 1940s.
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Robert Irving was born in Cumberland, England.
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Biography

Robert Irving served in the British Army in World War II
Service started: 1940 1944
Unit(s): Royal Artillery H.Q. 6 H.A.A.
Service ended: POW KIA

Army Service Number: 868788 British Royal Artillery H.Q. 6 H.A.A. Regt. Took part in the Battle Palembang 13–15 February 1942.

POW of Japanese on Java. Transferred to Changi camp Singapore then eventually onto the Japanese "Hell Ship" Tamahoko Maru, 18 June 1944.

Tamahoko torpedoed by USA sub Tang despite knowing POW were on board. Robert died at sea.

On the afternoon of 25 June 1945, the 212 survivors of Tamahoko Maru arrived at Nagasaki harbour. On the morning of 9 August 1945, they would experience the explosion of an A-bomb dropped over Nagasaki.

Sources

  • POW Research Network Japan | Researches | Sunken Japanese Ships with the Allied POWs in transit | Tamahoko Maru.
  • Changi Prison Records, Singapore.

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  • Bill Irving Find Relationship : Y-Chromosome Test 43 markers, haplogroup R1b
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