James Hackett was the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Hackett. Private James Hackett was serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment when he was captured by the Japanese. Private James Hackett died of dysentery on on 13th February 1942 whilst a prisoner of war working on the Thailand-Burma railway.
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James Hackett was the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Hackett.
Private James Hackett was serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment when he was captured by the Japanese.
Private James Hackett died of dysentery on on 13th February 1942 whilst a prisoner of war working on the Thailand-Burma railway.
Private Hackett is buried in Chungkai War Cemetery in Thailand. His inscription reads: OUR HOME IS DARK WITHOUT THEE WE MISS THEE EVERYWHERE. R.I.P.
Private Hackett is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial.
Private Hackett is listed on page 102 of the Fivemiletown book, from which most of these details come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information.
The CWGC record Private James Hackett as the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Hackett of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
