Section 3C

Section 3C

Section 3 is split into four sections 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D

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

249

166

	Swinton’s Camp
	*Also Named:*	*Kon Kuta*
		*Konkuita*
	*Thai:*	*Konkoita*
	*Japanese:*	*Phra Chedi Sam Ong*

250

165

	Kroeng Krai
	Six Australians were killed in a rock fall.
	*Also Named:*	*Kran Krai*
		*Krian Kri*
		*Kuriankurai*
		*Kreung Krai*
	*Thai:*	*Kurian Krai*

252

163

	Konkoita ‘H’ Force No 2 Camp

258

157

	Kurikonta
	‘H’ Force No 1 Camp.

262.53

152.47

	Konkoita
	‘H’ Force No 4 Camp of Australians.
	*Also Named:*	*Kreung Krai*
		*Kon Kuta*
		*Konkuita*
	*Japanese:*	*Konkoita*

262.87

152.13

	Meeting Point

270

145

	Upper Konkoita
	Lower Thingomtha

272

143

	Thingomtha
	Pond's Party built a large bridge here.
	*Also Named:*	*Timonta*
		*Teimonta*
		*Tarmonta*
		*Timontar*
	*Japanese:*	*Taimonta*

276

139

	Lower Nikki - Shimo Ni Thea
	Original HQ camp for 'F' Force. The first 700 Australians to arrive were separated from the rest of the force and became Pond's Party.
	*Also Named:*	*Nikhe*
		*Nikki*
		*Nike*
		*Ni Thi*
	*Thai:*	*Ban Ni The*
	*Japanese:*	*Niike*

281

134

	Nikki Bridge Building Camp
	Prisoners here built bridge over the Ranti River.

282

133

	Nikki Camp
	HQ camp for 'F' Force. Lt/Col Dillon Force C.O. About 1000 POWs including 400 Australians. Some Malay Volunteers worked in this area, they were mostly British civilian business men.