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Antony

Firstname

Drake

Middle Name

Sneezum

Surname

Date of Birth

School Years:

Date of Death:

1931 - 37

Family

Son of W.E. and G.N.Sneezum of 33 Constitution Hill Ipswich. Brother to Stuart Neville and Gordon who were also O.I.s and served.

School Record

Holden House.

Branch of Service:

Army Suffolk Regt and Intelligence Corps.

Service Number:

5828047

Rank:

Decorations:

Service Record

Sergeant

Campaign Medals.

Post War Career

Served with the 4th/5th Battalion Suffolk Regt. and was part of the surrender in Singapore. He was in a Primary Unit of the Regiment attached to the 18th Division Headquarters where he carried out intelligence duties. He was captured on 15th February 1942 and was at Malal 1 Camp and then incarcerated in Thailand for the remainder of the war, working on the "Railway of Death".

He changed his name to "Betts" after the hostilities.

Burial Information

Additional Information

Archive references;- WO392/26, WO417/43 and 51 and 43/197-2.

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