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7th July 1944On this day:
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Remembering those who died this day.
- Conley John Wilson. Sig. (d.7th July 1944)
- McLeod Alexander. Pte. (d.7th July 1944)
- Smith Thomas Alfred. L/Cpl. (d.7th July 1944)
- Woodger John Alfred. Spr. (d.7th Jul 1944)
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Stories from 7th July 1944
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Sig. John Wilson "Bing" Conley. British Army, 18th Division Royal Corps of Signals. (d.7th July 1944) I am trying to find out details about my father Signalman John Conley (nickname Bing) 18th Division Royal Corp Signals service # 3129355 who died in Changi 7/7/44. He is buried at Kranji war Cemetery SingaporeI am trying to find out about his capture at Padang Sumatra March 17th 1942 and how he got to Padang in the first place. I have obtained his Japanese Index Card (with the the kind help of Andrew Snow from the Death Railway Museum in Kanchanaburi)and it makes mention of him being captured at Padang and our family always thought he was captured at Singapore. The story we were told as children was that he had escaped from Singapore to Sumatra and then captured by the Japs but I believe if they caught an escaped POW they executed them, I would be grateful if anyone who has any information could contact me.
I am more fortunate than most as I was at the opening of Kranji while in the Royal Air Force stationed at Changi, and visit his grave there twice a year.
John Conley
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Pte. Alexander McLeod. Royal Air Force, B Squadron 1st SAS Regiment. (d.7th July 1944) Alexander McLeod was one of thirty members of the B Squadron, 1st SAS Regiment, all 20 year olds and all killed on a special mission, though details not known. They were buried together in the village cemetery at Rom in Deux-Severs 5km west of Couhe-Verac on the D14 road.
Would love to know more of the details surrounding their deaths.
Update
From June to August 1944, B Squadron, 1st SAS was working behind the lines in German-occupied France. They were tasked (Operation Bulbasket) with blocking the Paris-Bourdeaux rail line near Poitiers. This was to hold up any German reinforcements which were needed near the D-day beach heads. The 2nd SS Panzer Group (Das Reich) was a unit which, it was believed, was heading to Normandy and a train carrying fuel intended for them was spotted by the SAS men. This was reported by the SAS and an RAF bombing mission later destroyed the train. B Squadron's base was near Verrieres. It was here that they were betrayed and the camp attacked. Some 33 men were taken prisoner and murdered. Another three wounded SAS men were later murdered in hospital. These murders were carried out in accordance with Hitler's order of 18 October 1942, usually referred to as the `Commando Order', whereby Allied commandos or saboteurs were to be killed without trial. After the war, this was designated a war crime and some Germans were brought to justice.
Leon Macleod
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Spr. John Alfred Woodger. British Army, 54th Field Coy. Royal Engineers. (d.7th Jul 1944) In Memory of John Alfred Woodger,
Remembered with Honour
at Taukkyan War Cemetery.
John Woodger was a Sapper with the Chindit long range Special Forces, 54 Field Coy., Royal Engineers who died on 7th of July 1944 Age 23,
of exhaustion, dysentery & beri beri.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Woodger of New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey.
You are not forgotton John x
Ashley Vingoe
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