Percy William George Colborn

Memorial: Charfield - Wotton Road

Regiment: Royal Artillery

Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945

Rank and number: Gunner 1511144

Parents: Percy and Emily Kate Colborn

Marital status: Single

Home address: 2 Station Road, Charfield, Glos

Date of birth: 07/02/2019

Place of birth: Gloucester

Date of death: 11/09/1943

Buried/Commemorated at: Chungkai War Cemetery, Thailand and commemorated on Charfield War memorial

Age: 24

Further information:

85 Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, British Army. Forces War Records show his Service Number as 1311144 and the 85th Army Troop Regiment as his secondary unit.

Percy’s father was a tile worker and he lived with his parents. He served in the Malayan Theatre of War, was captured and held at Chungkai POW camp Malai 3. Percy was one of many soldiers who perished from abuse, disease or malnutrition whilst working on the infamous Thai/Burma Railway, constructed during 1942/43. His records indicate that he died from a throat infection.

He left his estate to his mother Emily Kate Colborn.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
http://www.glosgen.co.uk/warmem/charfieldwm.htm