Priest at Changi

liverpool annie · 03-07-2008, 04:57 PM

I have an Honour Roll for Gorton Monastery in Manchester .... it's definitely on going !!

I have been trying to follow the Franciscan Fathers who also went to war and I have been looking for this Father for close to a year but just had a break through regarding his name ... I would appreciate any help ... to find out more about this man !!

Royal Army Chaplains Department
14th January 1940
Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class
Rev Aidan Jackson

( No wonder I couldn't find him .... I've been looking under "A" and I should have been looking under "S" .... I didn't know his Franciscan name was Septimus !! )

26511 Jackson Septimus A capt 108267 A ( for Army ) captured 15/2/42 liberated 2/9/45 Camp MA

STET Jackson Septimus Aidan 1/930 Captain RAChD Priest ..... crossed out in red but next to that is 1/930 ( I think it says) Overland 25/6/43 Ret'd Cha Dec 43

So does this mean he came back to Changi ?? was he on the Railroad ?

Thanking you in advance

Annie

Trincomalee · 03-07-2008, 07:41 PM

Hello Annie .
Recently , someone found the card my father had filled out on his release . There was some detail on it . These cards are held at Kew and it might give you some of the information you are looking for .
Linden

liverpool annie · 03-07-2008, 08:47 PM

Thank you Linden !

I'm not able to get to Kew I'm afraid .... but I was hoping maybe somebody would have a little more information that I could use ... and maybe decipher what was written on the list !

The cards are interesting aren't they ?

Annie

Trincomalee · 04-07-2008, 04:29 PM

Yes , I was surprised to discover that it was written in his own hand .
If you find someone to look up the card I would be really interested to hear about it .

liverpool annie · 05-07-2008, 01:09 AM

Thats interesting !!

I'll certainly let you know when I get it .... I'll probably need a translation !!

Annie

Trincomalee · 05-07-2008, 12:08 PM

Are you the same liverpool annie who writes about the Salford Sioux ?

liverpool annie · 05-07-2008, 03:27 PM

Yes I am !

Plus a few other things !! smiley !!

Annie

liverpool annie · 11-07-2008, 11:37 PM

I can't believe what just happened .......... I'm sooooo excited ... guess what ?? One of the guys on another board found our Father Jackson's POW card !!

AND I found a site that mentions him by name ...... Padre Jackson !! is that cool or what ??
I only saw him mentioned by name once ... and at one point they said they were without a padre ... so I'm wondering if he was at the hospital .... I hate to think of all the places he could have gone though .... I know chaplains went through some pretty terrible things !

Anyways here's the site ....... with a war diary also

COFEPOW - The Armed Forces - 125th A/T Regiment RA

Annie

liverpool annie · 14-07-2008, 03:02 AM

Well I now have his liberation questionnaire - if anybody can add anything to this ... I'd be very grateful !

Thanking you in advance !

Number: 108627 Rank: Captain (chaplain) Surname: Jackson
Christian Names: Septimus Aidan Unit: RACD Att 125 Anti Tank Regiment 18th Div
DOB: 13-2-1909 DOE: 14-1-1940
Place and Date of Capture: 15-2-1942 Singapore

Civil General Hospital, Singapore 15/2/42 - 18/2/42 Blank
Fullerton Buildings, Singapore 18/2/42 - 9/3/42 Lt Col Middleton RAMC
Changi, Singapore 9/3/42 - 25/4/42 Lt Gen Percival
River Valley Road, Singapore 25/4/42 - 5/8/42 Lt Col Preston
Changi, Singapore 5/8/42 - 25/4/43 CS1 Holmes
Tamura Pak, Thailand 7/6/43 - 25/9/42 Capt Wood SSVF
Kanchanaburi, Thailand) 25/9/43 - 18/12/43 Blank
Changi, Singapore 22/12/43 - 5/5/45 Lt Col Newey SSVF
Krangi, Singapore 5/5/45 - 15/9/45 Maj Bradshaw RA

Annie

Trincomalee · 14-07-2008, 12:09 PM

Thank you for that Annie . The war diary was very interesting . My father arrived in Singapore about a month before it fell . But how awful for these men - just a few days before !
Interesting that your man was on the railway for only 6 months . I wonder whether this was the period when they had the push to complete the work ?

03-07-2008, 04:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Priest at Changi I have an Honour Roll for Gorton Monastery in Manchester .... it's definitely on going !! I have been trying to follow the Franciscan Fathers who also went to war and I have been looking for this Father for close to a year but just had a break through regarding his name ... I would appreciate any help ... to find out more about this man !! Royal Army Chaplains Department 14th January 1940 Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Rev Aidan Jackson ( No wonder I couldn't find him .... I've been looking under "A" and I should have been looking under "S" .... I didn't know his Franciscan name was Septimus !! ) 26511 Jackson Septimus A capt 108267 A ( for Army ) captured 15/2/42 liberated 2/9/45 Camp MA STET Jackson Septimus Aidan 1/930 Captain RAChD Priest ..... crossed out in red but next to that is 1/930 ( I think it says) Overland 25/6/43 Ret'd Cha Dec 43 So does this mean he came back to Changi ?? was he on the Railroad ? Thanking you in advance Annie Last edited by liverpool annie; 03-07-2008 at 05:07 PM.

14-07-2008, 12:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Trincomalee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 166	Thank you for that Annie . The war diary was very interesting . My father arrived in Singapore about a month before it fell . But how awful for these men - just a few days before ! Interesting that your man was on the railway for only 6 months . I wonder whether this was the period when they had the push to complete the work ? Last edited by Trincomalee; 14-07-2008 at 12:24 PM.

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03-07-2008, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Trincomalee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 166	Hello Annie . Recently , someone found the card my father had filled out on his release . There was some detail on it . These cards are held at Kew and it might give you some of the information you are looking for . Linden

03-07-2008, 08:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Thank you Linden ! I'm not able to get to Kew I'm afraid .... but I was hoping maybe somebody would have a little more information that I could use ... and maybe decipher what was written on the list ! The cards are interesting aren't they ? Annie

04-07-2008, 04:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Trincomalee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 166	Yes , I was surprised to discover that it was written in his own hand . If you find someone to look up the card I would be really interested to hear about it .

05-07-2008, 01:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Thats interesting !! I'll certainly let you know when I get it .... I'll probably need a translation !! Annie

05-07-2008, 12:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trincomalee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 166	Are you the same liverpool annie who writes about the Salford Sioux ?

05-07-2008, 03:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Yes I am ! Plus a few other things !! smiley !! Annie

11-07-2008, 11:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	I can't believe what just happened .......... I'm sooooo excited ... guess what ?? One of the guys on another board found our Father Jackson's POW card !! AND I found a site that mentions him by name ...... Padre Jackson !! is that cool or what ?? I only saw him mentioned by name once ... and at one point they said they were without a padre ... so I'm wondering if he was at the hospital .... I hate to think of all the places he could have gone though .... I know chaplains went through some pretty terrible things ! Anyways here's the site ....... with a war diary also COFEPOW - The Armed Forces - 125th A/T Regiment RA Annie

14-07-2008, 03:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
liverpool annie Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 40	Well I now have his liberation questionnaire - if anybody can add anything to this ... I'd be very grateful ! Thanking you in advance ! Number: 108627 Rank: Captain (chaplain) Surname: Jackson Christian Names: Septimus Aidan Unit: RACD Att 125 Anti Tank Regiment 18th Div DOB: 13-2-1909 DOE: 14-1-1940 Place and Date of Capture: 15-2-1942 Singapore Civil General Hospital, Singapore 15/2/42 - 18/2/42 Blank Fullerton Buildings, Singapore 18/2/42 - 9/3/42 Lt Col Middleton RAMC Changi, Singapore 9/3/42 - 25/4/42 Lt Gen Percival River Valley Road, Singapore 25/4/42 - 5/8/42 Lt Col Preston Changi, Singapore 5/8/42 - 25/4/43 CS1 Holmes Tamura Pak, Thailand 7/6/43 - 25/9/42 Capt Wood SSVF Kanchanaburi, Thailand) 25/9/43 - 18/12/43 Blank Changi, Singapore 22/12/43 - 5/5/45 Lt Col Newey SSVF Krangi, Singapore 5/5/45 - 15/9/45 Maj Bradshaw RA Annie

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