Henry Dickens
He was a builder's labourer in 1939.
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He was the son of Henry and Louie Dickens; He was the husband of Lily Dickens and the father of Raymond, Janet and Joan Dickens of 21, Marchwood Close, Old Radford, Nottingham.
Lance Bombardier Henry Dickens served in 89 Battery, 35th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery and was a Far East Prisoner of War (FEPOW). He died a few days after surviving the horrific voyage to Japan aboard the Singapore Maru (see elsewhee on this website).
He was captured during the fall of Java in March 1942. In late October, he was loaded onto the Singapore Maru, an unmarked transport ship infamous for brutal overcrowding and a lethal dysentery outbreak. The ship docked in Moji, Japan, on 25 November 1942.
Having survived the sea transit, he succumbed to the disease or starvation shortly after arriving at a mainland camp. He is officially commemorated on Panel 1 of the Yokohama Cremation Memorial in Japan.
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