People named Douglas Morcom

Prisoners of War - D R Morcom D R Morcom Service number: VP3927 Rank: Sergeant Unit: Fortress Signals Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945 Theatre of war: Rabaul Casualty: Missing believed prisoner Source: Prisoner of War reported by OC unit Place of capture: Keravat POW number: 37 Believed killed/ lost when Japanese transpot ship "Montevideo Maru" was torpedoed on July 1st 1942 by U.S. submarine. NOW BELIEVED DEAD Staff-Sgt Douglas Roy Morcom, of Elwood, who was previously reported missing, believed prisoner of war, has now been reported missing believed deceased while a prisoner of war on or after July, 1942. Staff - Sgt Morcom joined up with the Royal Australian Engineers at Queenscliff in 1938 at the age of l8. He later volunteered for duty abroad with the special L force, and was sent to Rabaul. (Lark Force) He was the son of Mr and Mrs J. Morcom, of Toorak rd, South Yarra. Ref.- The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 27 October 1945, page 12 - PHOTO

Douglas P Morcom of Elmwood Park, Bergen County, NJ was born on May 19, 1942, and died at age 58 years old on October 5, 2000.