Kanchanaburi War Cemetery

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Location	Mueang Kanchanaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Co‑ordinates	N14.031756, E99.525804
Description	The graves of those who died during the construction and maintenance of the Burma-Siam railway (except for the Americans, whose remains were repatriated) were transferred from camp burial grounds and isolated sites along the railway into three cemeteries at Chungkai and Kanchanaburi in Thailand and Thanbyuzayat in Myanmar. KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY is only a short distance from the site of the former 'Kanburi', the prisoner of war base camp through which most of the prisoners passed on their way to other camps. It was created by the Army Graves Service who transferred to it all graves along the southern section of railway, from Bangkok to Nieke. There are now 5,084 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. For further infomration click on the CWGC link. Read more...

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Service number VX57258
Private
General / Motor Transport Companies
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 24 Jan 1905

WEHL, Joseph Roy

Service number QX16684
Gunner
2nd/10th Field Regiment
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 13 Jul 1920

Service number NX48194
Private
2nd/30th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 5 Aug 1918

Service number SX9275
Private
Born 24 Sep 1908

Service number SX6152
Corporal
2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 31 Mar 1919

Service number QX1722
Private
2nd/26th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 18 Jan 1906

Service number VX26903
Gunner
2nd/4th Anti Tank / Tank Attack Regiment
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 22 May 1918

Service number VX54989
Private
2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
Australian Military Forces (Army WW2)
Born 14 Jul 1920

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