Section 4

Section 4-Atn-2

Section 4A

Section 4 is split into two sections 4A and 4B

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		Railway Camps	Notes:

		KEY

		Station

		Camp

		Station and Camp



Thailand
Kms
		To Section 3B


307	108	Paya Thanzu Taung (108 Kilo)
			This camp was situated just north of the three small pagodas which now mark the border between Thailand and Burma. No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp 17/26 September 1943 having night marched from 95 Kilo Camp.




			*Also Named:*	*108 Kilo*
				*Payatonsu*

310	105	Aungganaung (105 Kilo)
			A work camp housed Black, Green & Ramsay Forces in April 1943, later used as a grouping camp before the POWs were evacuated to Tamarkan in Thailand



			*Also Named:*	*105 Kilo*
				*Anganan*
				*Aungganaung*

315	100	Regue (100 Kilo)	No 5 Group 29th May 1943.

			*Also Named:*	*100 Kilo*
				*Anganan 2*

317	98	98 Kilo Camp


320	95	Kyondaw (95 Kilo)
			Transit camp for 'F' Force sick moving to Thanbaya. Many died here.


			*Also Named:*	*95 Kilo*
				*Kyondan*
				*Kyando*
				*Kyindaw*

325	90	Tadein (90 Kilo)
			*Also Named:*	*90 Kilo*
				*Tadon*


330	85	Lawa (85 Kilo)	No 5 Group 15 March 1943.

			*Also Named:*	*85 Kilo*

332		Apalon Station


332	83	Apalon (82 Kilo)	Site of one of the seven steel railway bridges in Burma.


			*Also Named:*	*82 Kilo*
				*Aparon*
				*Aperon*

337	80	Apalaine (80 Kilo)
			No 5 Group late March 1943 No 1 Mobile Force arrived in August No 5 Group were still in occupartion, No 5 Base Hospital.


			*Also Named:*	*80 Kilo*
				*Takilin*
				*Sparain*

340	75	Meiloe (75 Kilo)
			Black Green & Ramsay Forces arrived 18th March 1943.
			Black Green & Ramsay Forces arrived 18th March 1943.
			*Also Named:*	*75 Kilo*
				*Meiloo*

342		Mezali Station


346	69	Mezali (70 Kilo)
			No 1 Mobile Force moved here from the 60 kilo in July 1943 previously occupied by Burmese it was in a filthy condition with deep mud every where, a total clean up was needed before it could be occupied.




			*Also Named:*	*70 Kilo*
				*Mezari*


350	65	Kami Mezali (65 Kilo)
			3 Group head quarters.

			*Also Named:*	*65 Kilo*
				*Kami-Mezari*
				*Upper Mezali*

354	61	Ronsi
			*Also Named:*	*Ronshii*
				*Lonsii*


355	60	Taungzun (60 Kilo)
			When No 1 Mobile Force arrived in May 1943 they had to bury dead Asians found in the huts, Cholera victims, this was the start of an cholera epidemic among POWs



			*Also Named:*	*60 Kilo*
				*Tanzun*


357	58	Taungzun Station



		To Section 4B
Kms
Burma