Bath G A 7582264 AQSM

AQSM Bath is 1st left , back row

Evacuated from Singapore , crossed Sumatra to Padang , listed missing

Many of the evacues from Singapore tried to make for the Indragiri River in Sumatra ,
in an attempt to cross Sumatra and reach Padang and the hopefully board a boat to
India or Columbo (Modern day Sri Lanka)

In Geoffrey Brookes Book "Singapores Dunkirk" , he states the escape route was
Traveling West along the Indragiri River to Tembilahan
Then onto Rengat, Finally onto Iyer Molek.
Transport was provided to the Rail head at Sawahunto and then by Rail to Padang

The Escapees were assisted by the Duch and Sumatrans with the help of Armed forces Officers
who volunteered to stay behind , knowing full well that they would eventualy be captured by the Japanese .