The prisoners departed for the Death Railway between May 1942 and February 1944 by sea and land, the departure timetable is shown below. More information on the journey can be obtained by clicking on Hell Ships or Cattle Trucks. Further information on the many Parties which departed can be obtained by clicking on the date icon for each departure.

Burma   Thailand

Hell Ships 1942  Cattle Trucks         May   “A” Force  14th         British Sumatra Battalion  14th                 June        First Mainland Party      “June Mainland Party”   18th  18 Div   20th  11 Div & Medical   22nd  Southern Area   24th  18 Div   26th  Southern Area & Medical         October      9-15th River Valley Rd Party     5 Parties of 650         14th  River Valley Rd Party      Party of 390         14th  Kaula Lumpur Party      Party of 401 Java Parties 3 & 4  16th              Sime Road - 4 Parties   17th  650   18th  650 Java Party 5  20th 20th  650 Drowned Junyo Maru 22nd  650         23rd  Adam Park Party      650         24th  “Y” Party      Adam Park - 80      Changi Village - 200      Sime Rd - 370         25-31st  Letter Parties      7 Parties of 650   25th  “X” Party   26th  “W” Party   27th  “V” Party   28th  “U” Party   29th  “T” Party   30th  “S” Party   31st  “R” Party         November     1-6th  Letter Parties      6 Parties 650   1st  “Q” Party   2nd  “P” Party   3rd  “O” Party   4th  “N” Party   5th  “M” Party   6th  “L” Party             7-9th Great World Party         December   Java Party 5B  20th         Java Party 5B  27th           1943           January     7th  Java Parties 3,4,5A,5B,5C       Java Party 5C  10th              Java Parties     16 Parties of 625   14-17th  5C,5D,5E   20-23rd  5F,6,8         February     2-5th  Java Parties 9,10         March     15th  Java Party 15         14, 16-23rd  “D” Force      19 Train Loads         April     13-17th  Java Parties Mixed         18-30th  “F” Force      13 Parties         May        “H” Force   5,6,8,9th  From H.Q.M.C   13, 17th  and Java Parties Mixed         June     25th  “K” Force      Medical Party         August     24th  “L” Force      Medical Party         1944           February     8th  Java Party      18 with Thai Party

Burma   Thailand

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