257469 Pte. Robert John Sutherland British Army 2nd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from:Grangemouth, Scotland My grandfather Robert John Sutherland, served as a private in Malaysia with the 2nd Battalion of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1942.
John was reported missing on 13th of March 1942.
On 19th of July 1943 he was was reported as a prisoner of war to the War Office Casualty Branch.
I remember my Dad telling me that when an autopsy was done on my grandfather none of his organs were recognizable. He believes experimental surgery was done on him by the Japanese during his internment.
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