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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 2             186 229  Kui Yae Dutch prisoners worked in this area. 26 POW's killed in Allied bombing raid 8 December 1944.          Also Named: Kuie       Kui Ye       Kui Yong       Kuei             Thai Ban Kui Yae     Japanese Kuiie                 190 225  Kuishi Dutch prisoners worked in this area.         192 223  Wang Hin             197 218  Hindat West River Camp 1 kilometre from station.                 198 217  Hindat Close to railway station.             Also Named: Hin Dat       Hindato       Kwiema             Thai Ban Hin Dat                 199 216  Kui Mang Upstream from Hot Springs.         201 214  Jingle             203 212  Linson (3 Camps)         Woodcutting camp set up here in December 1944.             Also Named:               Thai Ban Dinso                 207 208  Prang Kasi South         British and Australian of 'D' Force in a riverside camp south of railway station.             208 207  Prang Kasi East of Railway Station.             Also Named: Brankassi       Purankasi             Thai Ban Prang Kasi     Japanese Purangkashii         211 204  Prang Kasi 211 kilo       Dutch Camp                   213 202  Yongthi Small group of 'D' Force Australians and a small group of Dutch POWs.             214 201  Bangon         Also Named: Onte       Ong Ti             Thai Ban Ong Thi         218 197  Tha Khanun South         Lt/Col Pond's Australian group worked in this area.                 Also Named: Dha Khanun       Takanun       Takunun             Thai Ban Tha Kanung                 222 193  Tha Khanun (Australian)                 223 192  Tha Khanun Base                     225 190  Tha Khanun North                   229 186  Nam Chon Yai                 Also Named: Namajo       Namuchonyai       Nomchanyai       Namajon             Thai Ban Nam Chon Noi     Japanese Namuchonyai                 237 178  Tha Mayo         Also Named: Tomajo       Tamajo       Tamazyo        Tamajao         239 176  Tha Mayo Wood         Indian workers occupied this camp during construction, later POWs worked on wood parties, fuel for the Engines.                 240    Tamaran         Also Named: Tamuron Part       Tamuronpato             Thai Ban Tamrong Patthoo     Japanese Tamuronpato         244 171  Johnson's Camp                     246 169  Dobb's Camp                     249 166  Swinton's Camp                     250 165  Kroeng Krai Six Australians were killed in a rock fall.             Also Named: Kran Krai       Krian Kri       Kuriankurai       Kreung Krai             Thai Kurian Krai         258 157  Kurikonta H Force No 1 Camp.                 263 152.13  Konkoita H Force No 4 Camp of Australians.             Also Named: Kreung Krai       Kon Kuta       Konkuita             Japanese Konkoita         263 152.13  Meeting Point                     270 145  Upper Konkoita                     273 142  Thingomtha Pond's Party built a large bridge here.             Also Named: Timonta       Teimonta       Tarmonta       Timontar             Japanese Taimonta                 276 139  Lower Nikki Original HQ camp for 'F' Force. The first 700 Australians to arrive were separated from the rest of the force and became Pond's Party.                     Also Named: Nikhe       Nikki       Nike       Ni Thi             Thai Ban Ni The     Japanese Niike                 281 134  Nikki Bridge Buillding Camp       Prisoners here built bridge over the Ranti River.                 282 133  Nikki Camp HQ camp for 'F' Force. Lt/Col Dillon Force C.O. About 1000 POWs including 400 Australians. Some Malay Volunteers worked in this area, they were mostly British civilian business men.                         283 132  Tunnel Party Camp       Set up in 1945 POWs constructed defence positions for Japanese.                     284 131  Little Nikki No 1 Mobile Force's most southern camp.                    Sonkurai Horse Camp           288 127  Shimo Songkurai         F' Force No 1 Camp of 1800 Australians. Major Bruce Hunt with his medical team worked miracles with little support from the Japanese.             Also Named: Songkla       Keungkluay       Sinkurai         293 122  122 Kilo Camp         No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp.                 294 121  Songkurai 'F' Force No 2 Camp for 1,600 British. Site of the "Bridge of 600" a death camp 600 died here and another 600 when evacuated to Thanbaya and Kanburi.                                 299 116  No 1 Mobile Force Camp       Staging camp for Anderson and Williams combined Rail laying Force.                     299 115  Kami Songkurai         F' Force No 3 Camp, originally 400 Australians. A good camp that later suffered a lot of deaths after survivors from Changaraya moved in.                         301 112  Changaraya F' Force No 5 Camp for 700 British. The 214 men who died here are buried in a single mass grave in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.                         306.5 108.5  The Three Pagodas         Site of an ancient battle between Thailand and Burma.         Thailand - Burma Border             Also Named: Three Pagoda Pass              Thai Phra Chedi Sam Ong      Section 4     Kms     Burma

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