Sergeant Joseph Samuel Oridge, 840497
- Batt - 9th Coastal Regiment, Royal Artillery
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- Date of Birth - 07/04/1915
- Died - 27/07/1943
- Age - 28
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ContributeSource: Leicestershire War Memorials Project. Joseph Samuel Oridge, born Stonesby, Leicestershire, 7 April 1915 to Edgar and Edith Oridge.
Army number 840497, Rank Sergeant, 9th Coast Reg, Royal Artillery. Captured in Singapore, 15th February 1942, died 27th July 1943. Buried in Thailand, memorial in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, plot 49.
Joseph died of BeriBeri- a vitamin deficiency associated with low levels of Thiamine.
Information submitted by J. Sahadeva, 2017
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War II
- Cause of death - Died Of Illness
- Burial Place - Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand, plot 49
- Birth Place - Stonesby
