Departure

Departures

The prisoners departed for the Death Railway between May 1942 and February 1944 by sea and land, the departure timetable is shown below. More information on the journey can be obtained by clicking on Hell Ships or Cattle Trucks. Further information on the many Parties which departed can be obtained by clicking on the date icon for each departure.

Burma		Thailand

Hell Ships	1942		Cattle Trucks

	May
“A” Force	14th

British Sumatra Battalion	14th


	June
			First Mainland Party
			“June Mainland Party”
	18th		18 Div
	20th		11 Div & Medical
	22nd		Southern Area
	24th		18 Div
	26th		Southern Area & Medical

	October
	9-15th		River Valley Rd Party
			5 Parties of 650

	14th		Kaula Lumpur Party
			Party of 390

	14th		Kaula Lumpur Party
			Party of 401
Java Parties 3 & 4	16th

			Sime Road - 4 Parties
	17th		650
	18th		650
Java Party 5	20th	20th	650
Drowned Junyo Maru	22nd		650

	23rd		Adam Park Party
			650

	24th		“Y” Party
			Adam Park - 80
			Changi Village - 200
			Sime Rd - 370

	25-31st		Letter Parties
			7 Parties of 650
	25th		“X” Party
	26th		“W” Party
	27th		“V” Party
	28th		“U” Party
	29th		“T” Party
	30th		“S” Party
	31st		“R” Party

	November
	1-6th		Letter Parties
			6 Parties 650
	1st		“Q” Party
	2nd		“P” Party
	3rd		“O” Party
	4th		“N” Party
	5th		“M” Party
	6th		“L” Party

	7-9th		Great World Party

	December
Java Party 5B	20th

Java Party 5B	27th

	1943

	January
	7th		Java Parties 3,4,5A,5B,5C

Java Party 5C	10th

			Java Parties
			16 Parties of 625
	14-17th		5C,5D,5E
	20-23rd		5F,6,8

	February
	2-5th		Java Parties 9,10

	March
	15th		Java Party 15

	14, 16-23rd		“D” Force
			19 Train Loads

	April
	13-17th		Java Parties Mixed

	18-30th		“F” Force
			13 Parties

	May
			“H” Force
	5,6,8,9th		From H.Q.M.C
	13, 17th		and Java Parties Mixed

	June
	25th		“K” Force
			Medical Party

	August
	24th		“L” Force
			Medical Party

	1944

	February
	8th		Java Party
			18 with Thai Party


Burma		Thailand

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