Jack Jennings (veteran)

Jack Jennings (10 March 1919 – 19 January 2024) was an English World War II survivor. Jennings was among 60,000 Allied prisoners forced by the Japanese to build a railway between Thailand and Myanmar from 1942 to 1943.^[1][2] Jennings was born in Old Hill, Staffordshire, on 10 March 1919.^[3][4] He died at a care home in Torquay on 19 January 2024, at the age of 104, and was thought to be the last survivor forced to build the Burma Railway.^[1][5]

Born(1919-03-10)10 March 1919

Old Hill, Staffordshire, England

Died19 January 2024(2024-01-19) (aged 104)

Torquay, Devon, England

UnitCambridgeshire Regiment

Conflicts

World War II

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Jack Jennings
Jennings, c. 1940
Born	(1919-03-10)10 March 1919 Old Hill, Staffordshire, England
Died	19 January 2024(2024-01-19) (aged 104) Torquay, Devon, England
Unit	Cambridgeshire Regiment
Conflicts	World War II

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