Date1942
TypeWatercraft
ActivityDays before the surrender of Singapore, the 3 men escaped to Sumatra where they acquired a 17' dinghy. After 125 days at sea they drifted back to Sumatra
InjuryNo injury to occupants. Sharks continually followed the dinghy, and one smashed its rudder
VictimBombardier J. Hall, Private Green of the Sherwood Foresters & Captain C. O. Jennings, R.E. Anti-tank Regiment, Male
SourceV.M. Coppleson (1962), p.206
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