Anyone know whether he died in 1942 or 1943? In St Paul's Church, Witherslack. CWGC HUDSON, THOMAS HENRY Rank: Gunner Service No: 1809178 Date of Death: 17/01/1943 Age: 36 Regiment/Service: Royal Artillery, 21 Lt. A.A. Regt. Grave Reference: Brit. Sec. P. C. 16. Cemetery: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Did a search of British nationals armed forces deaths 1796-2005 on Find My Past, there is a Thomas H Hudson registered in 1943 but none in 1942. I don't have a subscription so I haven't seen the image or transcription.
From Ancestry databases: Thomas Hudson in the UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945 Name: Thomas Hudson Given Initials: T H Rank: Gunner Death Date: 17 Jan 1943 Number: 1809178 Birth Place: Westmorland Residence: Lancashire Branch at Enlistment: Royal Artillery Theatre of War: Malaya Regiment at Death: Royal Artillery Branch at Death: Royal Artillery As you already have from CWGC: Thomas Henry Hudson in the UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947 Name: Thomas Henry Hudson Age: 36 Birth Date: abt 1907 Death Date: 17 Jan 1943 Cemetery: Yokohama British Commonwealth War Cemetery Burial Country: Japan Regimental Number: 1809178 Region or Memorial: Japan Searching around I found that the only Hudson (male) to have died on 17 Jan 1942 on all databases within Ancestry was: William Henry Hudson in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 Name: William Henry Hudson Probate Date: 14 Mar 1942 Death Date: 17 Jan 1942 Death Place: Leicestershire, England Registry: Nottinghamshire, England TD
1809178 Gunner HUDSON Thomas Henry enlisted in the RA in 1941, 21 LAA REGT. Died as a POW 17th January 1943 age 36 Fukuoka Camp Malaya of acute colitis Born Witherslack Westmoreland Resided Kirby in Furness Lancs. Regards Guy
Thanks, Guy. The memorial plaque has it wrong then. Just a thought - if he died at Fukuoka Camp, Malaya, why is he buried at Yokohama War Cemetery? Unless his grave is unknown and he's named on a memorial there.
The Malaya reference is misleading as Fukuoka Camp was in Japan. I found this that tells the story of the 21 LAA Regiment, Royal Artillery. They appear to have been captured on Timor. Gnr Hudson is listed in the nominal roll. Guy http://www.cofepow.org.uk/lists/timor_gunners.pdf