Basic Details
Surname
Campbell
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
Second World War (1939-1945)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Lance Sergeant. Service No. LSA/68.
He was a PoW onboard the Japanese troop transport, the Lisbon Maru, for transportation to Japan. It was torpedoed on October 1st 1942 by the American submarine Grouper, It eventually sank taking most of the PoW's with it.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Hong Kong Police Force
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
L/Sgt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Civilian
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lance Sergeant
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1942
Month of death
October
Day of death
2
Age at death
31