National War Archives, Kew, Q. Front
Taken from the above Interrogation Record, Des was in the following POW camps in Singapore:
|
CAMP |
DATES |
CAMP LEADER |
|
Singapore |
15th Feb 1942 |
Col Holmes GB. MC. |
|
Towner Road |
May – Sept 1942 |
Lt. Col. S. C D’Aubuz |
|
Serangon Road |
Sept – Dec 1942 |
Lt Col Prallity |
|
Changi Jail |
Dec 1942 – Aug 1945 |
Lt Col Newey & Lt Col Dillan |
Note: Des has painted a cartoon of his Camp Leader from Towner Road, Lt. Col. S. C D’Aubuz, see ‘Caricatures & Portraits’.
‘In July, General Percival appointed Lt Colonel EB Holmes of the Manchester Regiment to command British and Australian troops in Changi, while General Callaghan appointed Lt Colonel ‘Black Jack’ Gelleghan to command the AIF and ac as Holme’s deputy.’
Source: The Battle for Singapore by Peter Thompson, pg 389