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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 Camps Notes:           Thailand     Kms          Section 3                     307 108  Paya Thanzu Taung  (108 Kilo)        This camp was situated just north of the three small pagodas which now mark the border between Thailand and Burma. No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp 17/26 September 1943 having night marched from 95 Kilo Camp.                         Also Named: 108 Kilo       Payatonsu         310 105  Aungganaung (105 Kilo)     A work camp housed Black, Green & Ramsay Forces in April 1943, later used as a grouping camp before the POWs were evacuated to Tamarkan in Thailand                     Also Named: 105 Kilo       Anganan       Aungganaung         315 100  Regue (100 Kilo) No 5 Group 29th May 1943.             Also Named: 100 Kilo       Anganan 2         317 98  98 Kilo Camp                     320 95  Kyondaw (95 Kilo)         Transit camp for 'F' Force sick moving to Thanbaya. Many died here.                 Also Named: 95 Kilo       Kyondan       Kyando       Kyindaw         325 90  Tadein (90 Kilo)       Also Named: 90 Kilo       Tadon                 330 85  Lawa (85 Kilo) No 5 Group 15 March 1943.             Also Named: 85 Kilo                 332 83  Apalon (82 Kilo) Site of one of the seven steel railway bridges in Burma.                 Also Named: 82 Kilo       Aparon       Aperon         337 80  Apalaine (80 Kilo)         No 5 Group late March 1943 No 1 Mobile Force arrived in August  No 5 Group were still in occupartion, No 5 Base Hospital.             Also Named: 80 Kilo       Takilin       Sparain         340 75  Meiloe (75 Kilo)         Black Green & Ramsay Forces arrived 18th March 1943.         Also Named: 75 Kilo       Meiloo         346 69  Mezali (70 Kilo)     No 1 Mobile Force moved here from the 60 kilo in July 1943 previously occupied by Burmese it was in a filthy condition with deep mud every where, a total clean up was needed before it could be occupied.                         Also Named: 70 Kilo       Mezari                 350 65  Kami Mezali (65 Kilo)       3 Group head quarters.             Also Named: 65 Kilo       Kami-Mezari       Upper Mezali              Ronsi                 Also Named: Ronshii         358 57  Taungzun (60 Kilo)       When No 1 Mobile Force arrived in May 1943 they had to bury dead Asians found in the huts, Cholera victims, this was the start of an cholera epidemic among POWs                     Also Named: 60 Kilo       Tanzun         360 55  Khonkhan (55 Kilo)     Base hospital under renowned Australian Surgeon, Colonel Coates, he performed countless leg amputations on ulcer patients.             Also Named: 55 Kilo                 365 50  Thanbaya ‘F' Force Hospital Camp. 1700 desperately sick were brought here from Thailand, of these 700 died in less than 6 months. Major Hunt a West Australian doctor worked tirelessly here with few drugs.                         Also Named: Tanbaya       Tampaya       Tambaya         370 45   Anankwin (45 Kilo)     No 1 Mobile Force moved here while laying the rails & sleepers before moving to the 60 kilo camp.             Also Named: 45 Kilo       Anakuin         374 40  Betetaung (40 Kilo)       Black Force ex Java including 184 Americans arrived October 1942.                 Also Named: 40 Kilo       Beke Taung       Bekitan         380 35  Tanyin (35 Kilo)     Williams Force from Java (884 POWs) arrived October 1942. Joined by Anderson Force January 1943 to become No 1 Mobile Force.             Also Named: 35 Kilo         385 30  Rephaw (30 Kilo)         After repeated bombings at Thanbyuzayat, 30 Kilo became Base Hospital for No 3 Group, subject to strafing raids.             Also Named: 30 Kilo       Repo       Retpu         389 26  Kunhnitkway (26 Kilo)       Ramsay Force 20th December 1942 to the 18th March 1943.                 Also Named: 26 Kilo       Konnokoi         396 18  Helpauk (18 Kilo) Anderson Force 10th October 1942 to 1st January 1943. No 5 Group from 40 kilo on 26th January 1943 to March 1943.             Also Named: 18 Kilo       Rabao       Alepauk         400 14  Thetkaw (14 Kilo)       Also Named: 14 Kilo       Tettoki       Tatakao         406 8  Wagale (8 Kilo) Dutch Force first occupied Wagale.             Also Named: 8 Kilo       New Thanbyuzayat       Sin-Tanbyuzaya       Wegale       Wegare         410 5  Kandaw (4 Kilo) Green Force commenced work 1st October 1942, the first to start work on the Burma end.                 Also Named: 4 Kilo       Kando         415 0  Thanbyuzayat         Base hospital camp. Brig. Varley’s headquarters, also HQ for Lt/Col Nagatoma in charge No 3 Group.H.Q for 5th Railway Regiment. Bombing raid Killed 12 POWs June 1943.                                          Section 5    Section 6 Kms     Burma

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