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The CWGC record Private James Hackett as the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Hackett of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. |
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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. |
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Private Hackett is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial. |
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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. |
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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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Private James Hackett was serving with B Company, 2nd Battalion of the Cambridgeshire Regiment when he was captured by the Japanese. |
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James Hackett was the son of Patrick and Mary Ann Hackett. |
