Dennis John Morley HICKENBOTTOM (aka Dennis Morley) [1919-2021]

Submitted by Alan Ho on Fri, 11/03/2023 - 11:07

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Names

Given

Dennis John Morley

Family

Hickenbottom

Alias / nickname

Dennis Morley

Sex

Male

Status

Deceased

Born

Date

16 Oct 1919

Birthplace (town, state)

London

Birthplace (country)

England

Died

Date

3 Jan 2021

Changing his surname to Morley after the Second World War.
Joined Royal Scots as a Band Boy and played in the Royal Scots band.
1936/03/06- Was posted to 2nd Battalion in Lahore, India.
In 1938 the battalion was posted to Hong Kong. He played in the Royal Scots band.
When the Japanese invaded he was at Wong Nai Chung Gap and he was then hospitalised at St Albert's Convent.
When the Japanese took that position, he became a prisoner of war, then moved to Japan on Lisbon Maru, survived sinking, Shimshee Maru to Japan, Kobe, Nagoya No.10.
Last survivor of World War II prison ship tragedy dies aged 101.