WW2 Memorial Scroll, captured at Singapore, died POW Taiwan

Beautiful condition Memorial Scroll to a Sapper C.V.Stoakley , Corps of Royal Engineers. (original)

This man born in 1917 in Waterbeach Cambridgeshire was serving in the Corps of Royal Engineers army number 2009987 ,, 288 Field Coy, when was captured in Singapore in 1942. After sometime he ended up in Taiwan at the notorious camp Kinkaseki where he remained until he was killed by an Air Raid on the 15th February 1945, this poor chap had survived so much at the hands of the Japanese in this camp only to be killed a few months before the war ended.

He is buried in the CWG in  Sai Wan Bay War Cemetery Hong Kong

Much research has been done to not forget this man .

The WW2 Memorial Scroll is an official Document of gratitude sent to the next of kin of British Commonwealth personnel who died during the 1939-1945 war. These scrolls, often featuring the Royal Arms, were issued from 1946 onwards, primarily for those whose families received a pension. 

Kinkaseki camp (Jinguashi): The most notorious camp where POWs endured extreme temperatures, meagre rations, and, if daily mining quotas were not met, severe beatings with tools.

Conditions: Prisoners suffered from beriberi and other diseases due to malnutrition and, at Kinkaseki, were forced to work in harsh copper mines.

Death Toll: Many died due to harsh treatment, overwork, and illness; it is estimated that over 430 prisoners died in these camps, with others dying shortly after liberation.

Liberation: The dropping of atomic bombs in 1945 prevented the execution of prisoners, as orders were found to kill all POWs upon Allied liberation.

Memorialization: The Taiwan POW camps Memorial Society has worked to locate and memorialize these sites, with 12 memorials established as of 2014.