Basic Details
Surname
Parr
Forenames
Arthur William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
251 Field Park Company, Royal Engineers. Captured in the fall of Singapore, February 1942. Died whilst being transported on board Kachidoki Maru, when torpedoed and sunk by submarine USS Pampanito off coast of Hainan Island, China. No grave, commemorated on Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Engineers
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
251 Field Park Company
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Sapper
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Engineers
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Sapper
Death and Burial details
Country of death
China
Town of death
near Hainan Island
Country of burial
no known grave
Cemetery
Kranji War Cemetery Singapore Memorial
Year of death
1944
Month of death
September
Day of death
12
Age at death
32
Manner of death as stated
lost at sea
Manner of death reference
Other