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The naming of the camps users the naming convention, accepted by the Center For Research, this sets out the known details of the camps on the Burma Thailand Railway and makes allowances for the spelling differential. Neil MacPherson and Rod Beattie have worked to make this as accurate as possible.

For those who worked on the Burma end, the men used the distance from Base Thanbyuzayat as camp names. Example 35 Kilo Camp, MacPherson's first camp in Thailand, the tendency was to use the name of the nearest village, so the list gives both name (Tanyin) and kilo (35) camp designation.

The camps using the standard set by Neil and Rod are shown in Red and the distances  are shown in kilometres from the base camp at Nong Pladuc in Thailand and from the base camp at Thanbyuzayat in Burma.

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Distance  Railway Camp Notes:         Thailand     Kms          Section 1                     60 355  Chungkai A work camp then one of the main hospital camps for Thailand POWs, now the site of a War Cemetery.             Also Named: Kao Poon       Kapon             Thai Kao Poon                 69 346  Wang Lan       Also Named: Wanran       Wun Lung             Thai Bang Wang Lan                 75 340  Wang Yen       Also Named:  Tapon       Tha Poon       Won Yen             Thai Ban Tha Po                 81 334  Wang Takhain             88 327  Ban Khao Dutch POW discovered neolithic artifacts here and post war returned to find a major neolithic site.         Also Named: Bankao       Bang Kao             Thai Ban Kao                 98 317  Tha Kilen       Also Named: Tarkilen       Ta Ki Len       Takilen       Takarin             Thai Tha Kilen                 102 313  Non Pradai         Also Named: Nong Praday       Pratchai       Nom Pradai         110 305  Arrow Hill       Also Named: Arukiru       Wang Sing       Arruhiru             Thai Wang Sing                 110    Lum Sum For Waterfall               Also Named:               Thai Ban Lum Sum                 113 302  Wang Pho South Camp on west of the river. Site of the still operating Wampo Viaduct where trains cross with tourists.             Also Named: Wampo       Wanran       Wang Po       Wanpo             Thai Ban Wang Pho                 113 302  Wang Pho Central             116 299  Wang Pho North             119 296  Pukai             121    Chong Cab             124    Heitang             125 290  Wang Yai         Also Named: Wanyai             Thai Ban Wang Yai                 125 290  Tarsao Hospital HQ and hospital camp for 'D' Force. Transit camp for workers marching north.         Railway Ends - 1978     Also Named: Nam Tok       Tha Soe       Tarso       Ta Soe             Thai Ban Tha Sao                 131 284  Tonchan South ‘H’ Force commenced work here on arrival from Singapore in May 1943.             139 276  Tonchan Central       Also Named: Tongnang       Spring Camp         140 275  Tonchan Spring             143 272  Tampi South ‘D’ Force workers         148 267  Tampi       Also Named: Tampines         150 265  Kannyu South         Also Named: Konyu       Kanyu         151 264  Lower Kannyu (3 camps)     Dunlop force initially constructed one of these camps.             151 264  Upper Kannyu             152 263  Kannyu No 3 POW’s from this camp worked on the infamous Hellfire Pass.             153 262  Malay Hamlet ‘H' Force camp of men to reinforce work on Hellfire Pass. 216 deaths in about 10 weeks.             154 261   Hintok Road (3 camps)     Dunlop Force worked here on cuttings and Three Tier Bridge. 'Weary' Dunlop's camp had showers built from bamboo. Large number of deaths here from cholera.             Also Named: Hinoku       Hin Tok             Japanese Hintoku                 155 260  Hintock River (2 camps)         157 258  Hintock Cement Barges bringing up barrels of cement unloaded here             159 256  Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 3              Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 1     The original grave cross of an Australian who died here was found in 2000.             168 247  Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 2     Site of rock quarry for rail ballast                 171 244  Kinsaiyok Main Camp     Mixed nationalities. Site of shooting of British POW.         Waterfalls     Also Named: Sai Yoku       Kinsaiyok       Kinsayok             Thai Ban Sai Yok Yai     Japanese Kinsaiyoku                      Matona             182 233  Lin Tin Dutch prisoners worked in this area.     Also Named: Rin Tin       Lin Thin       Rinten             Thai Ban Lin Thin     Japanese Rinten                      Section 3     Kms     Burma

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