Section 3

Section 3tn03

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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		Notes:

Thailand
Kms


186	229	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	Dutch prisoners worked in this area.

192	223

197	218	River Camp 1 kilometre from station.


198	217	Close to railway station.

		*Also Named:*	*Hin Dat*
			*Hindato*
			*Kwiema*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Hin Dat*



199	216	Upstream from Hot Springs.

201	214

203	212
		Woodcutting camp set up here in December 1944.

		*Also Named:*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Dinso*



207	208
		British and Australian of 'D' Force in a riverside camp south of railway station.


208	207	East of Railway Station.

		*Also Named:*	*Brankassi*
			*Purankasi*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Prang Kasi*
		*Japanese:*	*Purangkashii*


211	204
		Dutch Camp


213	202	Small group of 'D' Force Australians and a small group of Dutch POWs.


214	201
		*Also Named:*	*Onte*
			*Ong Ti*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Ong Thi*


218	197
		Lt/Col Pond's Australian group worked in this area.
		Lt/Col Pond's Australian group worked in this area.

		*Also Named:*	*Dha Khanun*
			*Takanun*
			*Takunun*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Tha Kanung*



222	193


223	192


225	190


229	186

		*Also Named:*	*Namajo*
			*Namuchonyai*
			*Nomchanyai*
			*Namajon*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Nam Chon Noi*
		*Japanese:*	*Namuchonyai*



237	178
		*Also Named:*	*Tomajo*
			*Tamajo*
			*Tamazyo*
			*Tamajao*

239	176
		Indian workers occupied this camp during construction, later POWs worked on wood parties, fuel for the Engines.



240
		*Also Named:*	*Tamuron Part*
			*Tamuronpato*
		*Thai:*	*Ban Tamrong Patthoo*
		*Japanese:*	*Tamuronpato*


244	171


246	169


249	166


250	165	Six Australians were killed in a rock fall.

		*Also Named:*	*Kran Krai*
			*Krian Kri*
			*Kuriankurai*
			*Kreung Krai*
		*Thai:*	*Kurian Krai*


258	157	H Force No 1 Camp.


263	152.13	H Force No 4 Camp of Australians.

		*Also Named:*	*Kreung Krai*
			*Kon Kuta*
			*Konkuita*
		*Japanese:*	*Konkoita*


263	152.13


270	145


273	142	Pond's Party built a large bridge here.

		*Also Named:*	*Timonta*
			*Teimonta*
			*Tarmonta*
			*Timontar*
		*Japanese:*	*Taimonta*



276	139	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
		Prisoners here built bridge over the Ranti River.


282	133	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
		Set up in 1945 POWs constructed defence positions for Japanese.



284	131	No 1 Mobile Force's most southern camp.




288	127
		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
		No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp.


294	121	'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
		Staging camp for Anderson and Williams combined Rail laying Force.



299	115
		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	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
		Site of an ancient battle between Thailand and Burma.
		Site of an ancient battle between Thailand and Burma.
		Thailand - Burma Border

		*Also Named:*	*Three Pagoda Pass*
		*Thai:*	*Phra Chedi Sam Ong*


Kms
Burma