235197 CQMS. Joseph William Reynold Keirl British Army from:Treherbert My taid, Joseph Keirl from South Wales Treherbert, who passed when I was around 4 yrs old, served in India before the war. He was apparently a QuaterMaster and received the radio message when war was first declared (possibly a CRM)
My family & I unfortunately know very little to his service years, nor have any photographs of him young.
He was born in 1915, visited Agra, India during ww2 (could possibly pin point battalion no.)
He was apparently captured by Japanese soldiers and was torched, he had burnt feet and legs. He saw men being hung by their testicles by Japanese soldiers, but never spoke of what happened.
My taid Joseph also contracted tropical diseases such as Yellow Fever and Berri Berri, both times in hospital(treatment) his belongings were stolen.
I've been told he had a wife in the NAAFI.
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