The naming of the camps users the naming convention, accepted by the Center For Research, this sets out the known details of the camps on the Burma Thailand Railway and makes allowances for the spelling differential. Neil MacPherson and Rod Beattie have worked to make this as accurate as possible.
For those who worked on the Burma end, the men used the distance from Base Thanbyuzayat as camp names. Example 35 Kilo Camp, MacPherson's first camp in Thailand, the tendency was to use the name of the nearest village, so the list gives both name (Tanyin) and kilo (35) camp designation.
The camps using the standard set by Neil and Rod are shown in Red and the distances are shown in kilometres from the base camp at Nong Pladuc in Thailand and from the base camp at Thanbyuzayat in Burma.
Please click on a camp for more information.
Distance
Notes:
KEY
Station
Camp
Station and Camp
Thailand
Kms
125
290
Tarsao Hospital
HQ and hospital camp for 'D' Force. Transit camp for workers marching north.
Railway Ends - 1978
Also Named:
Nam Tok
Tha Soe
Tarso
Ta Soe
Thai:
Ban Tha Sao
131
284
Tonchan South
‘H’ Force commenced work here on arrival from Singapore in May 1943.
139
276
Tonchan Cenral
Also Named:
Tongnang
139
Tonchan Station
140
275
Tonchan Spring
Also Named:
Spring Camp
143
272
Tampi South
‘D’ Force workers
148
267
Tampi
Also Named:
Tampines
150
265
Kannyu South
Also Named:
Konyu
Kanyu
151
264
Wang Takhain
Dunlop force initially constructed one of these camps.
151
264
Upper Kannyu
152
263
Kannyu No. 3
POW’s from this camp worked on the infamous Hellfire Pass.
153
262
Malay Hamlet
‘H' Force camp of men to reinforce work on Hellfire Pass. 216 deaths in about 10 weeks.
154
261
Hintok Road (3 Camps)
Dunlop Force worked here on cuttings and Three Tier Bridge. 'Weary' Dunlop's camp had showers built from bamboo. Large number of deaths here from cholera.
Also Named:
Hinoku
Hin Tok
Japanese:
Hintoku
154
Hintok Station
155
260
Hintok River (2 Camps)
157
258
Hintok Cement
Barges bringing up barrels of cement unloaded here
159
256
Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 3
Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 1
The original grave cross of an Australian who died here was found in 2000.
168
247
Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 2
Site of rock quarry for rail ballast
171
244
Kinsaiyok Main Camp
Mixed nationalities. Site of shooting of British POW.
