Based upon report originally produced from comprehensive details compiled by Capt D. Nelson (SSVF) B.R.E on 23 Aug 45. It was printed in a booklet prepared by Lt Col T.R.Beaton (Retd) Australian Army after he had spent two years as Curator of the Hellfire Pass Museum (Dec 1999 Dec 2001)
A brief description of the parties of prisoners that were sent to the Burma Thailand Railway. Some statistics on the terrible toll taken by conditions imposed by a ruthless enemy are as follows:
| Military |
Number of POWs
|
Deaths
|
| British |
30131
|
6904
|
| Dutch |
17990
|
2782
|
| Australian |
13004
|
2802
|
| American |
686
|
131
|
| Total |
61811
|
12619
|
| Civilians |
Number of Slaves
|
Deaths
|
| Malaya |
75000
|
42000
|
| Burmese |
90000
|
40000
|
| Javanese |
7500
|
2900
|
| Singapore |
5200
|
500
|
| Total |
177700
|
85400
|
The above figures do not include the deaths of Railway workers moved to other locations and later died from the treatment received while working on the railway.
| Burma Thailand Railway Camps Note Distances shown to nearest Kilometre | Distance from Thanbyuzayat (in kilometers) | Distance from Nong Pluduc (in kilometers) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| THANBYUZAYAT | 0 | 415 | Base hospital camp. |
| Kandaw (4 Kilo) | 5 | 410 | Green Force commenced work 1st October 1942, the first to start work on the Burma end |
| Wagale (8 Kilo) | 8 | 406 | Dutch Force first occupied Wagale |
| Thetkaw (14 kilo) | 14 | 400 | Captain Claude Anderson (SMO) wrote a report to the SMO "A" Force Lt Col Hamilton from here 31st January 1943 |
| Hlepauk (18 Kilo) | 18 | 396 | Anderson Force 10th October 1942 to 1st January 1943. No 5 Group from 40 kilo on 26th January 1943 to March 1943. |
| Kunhnitkway (26 Kilol | 26 | 389 | Ramsay Force 20th December 1942 to the 18th March 1943 |
| Rephaw (30 Kilo) | 30 | 385 | After repeated bombings at Thanbyuzayat, 30 Kilo became Base Hospital for No 3 Group, subject to strafing raids |
| Tanyin (35 Kilo) | 35 | 380 | Williams Force from Java (884 POWs) arrived October 1942. Joined by Anderson Force January 1943 to become No 1 Mobile Force |
| Betetaung (40 Kilo) | 40 | 374 | Black Force ex Java including 184 Americans arrived October 1942 |
| Anankwin (45 Kilol) | 45 | 370 | No 1 Mobile Force moved here while laying the rails & sleepers before moving to the 60 kilo camp |
| Thanbaya | 50 | 365 | F' Force Hospital Camp. 1700 desperately sick were brought here from Thailand, of these 700 died in less than 6 months. Major Hunt a West Australian doctor worked tirelessly here with few drugs. |
| Khonkhan (55 Kilo) | 55 | 360 | Base hospital under renowned Australian Surgeon, Colonel Coates, he performed countless leg amputations on ulcer patients. |
| Taungzun (60 Kilo) | 57 | 358 | When No 1 Mobile Force arrived in May 1943 they had to bury dead Asians found in the huts, Cholera victims, this was the start of an cholera epidemic among POWs |
| Kami Mezali (65 Kilo) | 65 | 350 | 3 Group head quarters |
| Mezali (70 Kilo) | 69 | 346 | No 1 Mobile Force moved here from the 60 kilo in July 1943 previously occupied by Burmese it was in a filthy condition with deep mud every where, a total clean up was needed before it could be occupied. |
| Meiloe (75 Kilo) | 75 | 340 | Black Green & Ramsay Forces arrived 18th March 1943 |
| Apalaine (80 Kilo) | 80 | 337 | No 5 Group late March 1943 No 1 Mobile Force arrived in August No 5 Group were still in occupartion, No 5 Base Hospital |
| Apalon (82 Kilo) | 83 | 332 | Site of one of the seven steel railway bridges in Burma. |
| Lawa (85 Kilo) | 85 | 330 | No 5 Group 15 March 1943 |
| Tadein (90 Kilo) | 90 | 325 | |
| Kyondaw (95 Kilo) | 95 | 320 | Transit camp for 'F' Force sick moving to Thanbaya. Many died here. |
| 98 Kilo Camp | 98 | 317 | |
| Regue (100 Kilo) | 100 | 315 | No 5 Group 29th May 1943 |
| Aungganaung (105 Kilo) | 105 | 310 | A work camp housed Black, Green & Ramsay Forces in April 1943, later used as a grouping camp before the POWs were evacuated to Tamarkan in Thailand |
| Paya Thanzu Taung (108 Kilo) | 108 | 307 | This camp was situated just north of the three small pagodas which now mark the border between Thailand and Burma. No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp 17/26 September 1943 having night marched from 95 Kilo Camp. |
| The Three Pagodas | 108.5 | 306.5 | Site of an ancient battle between Thailand and Burma. |
| Changaraya | 112 | 301 | F' Force No 5 Camp for 700 British. The 214 men who died here are buried in a single mass grave in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. |
| Kami Sonkurai | 115 | 299 | F' Force No 3 Camp, originally 400 Australians. A good camp that later suffered a lot of deaths after survivors from Changaraya moved in. |
| No 1 Mobile Force Camp | 116 | 299 | Staging camp for Anderson and Williams combined Rail laying Force |
| Songkurai | 121 | 294 | 'F' Force No 2 Camp for 1,600 British. Site of the "Bridge of 600" a death camp 600 died here and another 600 when evacuated to Thanbaya and Kanburi |
| 122 Kilo Camp | 122 | 293 | No 1 Mobile Force occupied this camp. |
| Shimo Songkurai | 127 | 288 | F' Force No 1 Camp of 1800 Australians. Major Bruce Hunt with his medical team worked miracles with little support from the Japanese. |
| Little Nikki | 131 | 284 | No 1 Mobile Force's most southern camp. |
| Tunnel Party Camp | 132 | 283 | Set up in 1945 POWs constructed defence positions for Japanese. |
| Nikki Camp | 133 | 282 | HQ camp for 'F' Force. Lt/Col Dillon Force C.O. About 1000 POWs including 400 Australians. Some Malay Volunteers worked in this area, they were mostly British civilian business men. |
| Nikki Bridge Buillding Camp | 134 | 281 | Prisoners here built bridge over the Ranti River |
| Lower Nikki | 139 | 276 | Original HQ camp for 'F' Force. The first River |
| Thingomtha | 142 | 273 | Pond's Party built a large bridge here. |
| Upper Konkoita | 145 | 270 | |
| Konkoita | 152.13 | 263 | H Force No 4 Camp of Australians. |
| Kurikonta | 157 | 258 | H Force No 1 Camp |
| Kroeng Krai | 165 | 250 | Six Australians were killed in a rock fall. |
| Swinton's Camp | 166 | 249 | |
| Dobb's Camp | 169 | 246 | |
| Johnson's Camp | 171 | 244 | |
| Tha Mayo Wood | 176 | 239 | Indian workers occupied this camp during construction, later POWs worked on wood parties, fuel for the Engines |
| Tha Mayo | 178 | 237 | |
| Nam Chon Yai | 186 | 229 | |
| Tha Khanun North | 190 | 225 | |
| Tha Khnnun Base | 192 | 223 | |
| Tha Khanun (Australian) | 193 | 222 | |
| Tha Khanun South | 197 | 218 | Lt/Col Pond's Australian group worked in this area |
| Bangan | 201 | 214 | |
| Yongthi | 202 | 213 | Small group of 'D' Force Australians and a small group of Dutch POWs. |
| Prang Kasi 211 kilo | 204 | 211 | Dutch Camp |
| Prang Kasi | 207 | 208 | East of Railway Station |
| Prang Kasi South | 208 | 207 | British and Australian of 'D' Force in a riverside camp south of railway station. |
| Linson (3 Camps) | 212 | 203 | Woodcutting camp set up here in December 1944. |
| Kui Mamg | 216 | 199 | Upstream from Hot Springs |
| Hindat | 217 | 198 | Close to railway station. |
| Hindat West | 218 | 197 | River Camp 1 kilometre from station |
| Wang Hin | 223 | 192 | |
| Kuishi | 225 | 190 | Dutch prisoners worked in this area |
| Kui Yae | 229 | 186 | Dutch prisoners worked in this area. 26 POW's killed in Allied bombing raid 8 December 1944. |
| Lin Tin | 233 | 182 | Dutch prisoners worked in this area |
| Kinsaiyok Main Camp | 244 | 171 | Mixed nationalities. Site of shooting of British POW. |
| Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 2 | 247 | 168 | Site of rock quarry for rail ballast |
| Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 1 | 254 | 161 | The original grave cross of an Australian who died here was found in 2000. |
| Kinsaiyok Jungle Camp 3 | 256 | 159 | |
| Hintock Cement | 258 | 157 | Barges bringing up barrel of cement unloaded here |
| Hintock River (2 Camps) | 260 | 155 | |
| Hintock Road (3 Camps) | 261 | 154 | Dunlop Force worked here on cuttings & Three Tier Bridge. 'Weary' Dunlop's camp had showers built from bamboo. Large number of deaths here from cholera. |
| Malay Hamlet | 262 | 153 | H' Force camp of men to reinforce work on Hellfire Pass. 216 deaths in about 10 weeks. |
| Kannyu No 3 | 263 | 152 | POWs from this camp worked on the infamous Hellfire Pass |
| Upper Kannyu | 264 | 151 | |
| Lower Kannyu (3 Camps) | 264 | 151 | Dunlop Force initially constructed one of these camps. |
| Kannyu South | 265 | 150 | |
| Tampi | 267 | 148 | |
| Tampi South | 272 | 143 | D Force Workers |
| Tonchan Spring | 275 | 140 | |
| Tonchan Central | 276 | 139 | |
| Tonchan South | 284 | 131 | H Force commenced work here on arrival from Singapore in May 1943 |
| Tarsao Hospital | 290 | 125 | HQ and hospital camp for 'D' Force. Transit camp for workers marching north. |
| Wang Yai | 290 | 125 | |
| Pukai | 296 | 119 | |
| Wang Pho North | 299 | 116 | |
| Wang Pho Central | 302 | 113 | |
| Wang Pho South | 302 | 113 | Camp on west of the river. Site of the still operating Wampo Viaduct where trains cross with tourists |
| Arrow Hill | 305 | 110 | |
| Non Pradai | 313 | 102 | |
| Tha Kilen | 317 | 98 | |
| Ban Khao | 327 | 88 | Dutch POW discovered neolithic artifacts here and post war returned to find a major neolithic site. |
| Wang Takhain | 334 | 81 | |
| Wang Yen | 340 | 75 | |
| Wang Lan | 346 | 69 | |
| Chungkai | 355 | 60 | A work camp then one of the main hospital camps for Thailand POWs, now the site of a War Cemetery. |
| Tha Makhan | 359 | 56 | Commencing 26 October 1942 under Colonel Phillip Toosey British & Dutch POWs built two bridges a wooden one and a steel one across the River Kwai (Kwae Yai) |
| Kan'buri Base | 362 | 53 | Headquarters of 9th Railway Regiment, in charge of the Thailand end of the construction. F & H Force Hospital camps. |
| No 2 Base Camp | 364 | 51 | Aerodrome Camps No's 1 & 2. Officers Camp 1944 |
| Kan'buri Hospital | 365 | 50 | Hospital Camp for F & H Forces. |
| Tha Muang | 376 | 39 | Base camp for many railway workers at the end of construction. Dutch lived here until 1947. |
| Tha Rua | 389 | 26 | Transit camp for prisoners from Singapore marching north. |
| Ban Pong | 412 | 3 | First transit camp for prisoners from Singapore |
| Nong Pladuc | 415 | 0 | Start of construction in June 1942 by British POWs from Singapore |
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