Did Anyone in Your Family Serve in the ‘Far East’ during WW2?

Later this year there will be an exhibition in Syston Parish Church to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, and we have chosen the weekend of the 16th and 17th August for the exhibition, as the anniversary of the end of the war in the Far East (officially called V.J. Day) falls on Friday 15th August.
Because of this, we would like to feature some accounts of men who served their country fighting against Japanese forces in any part of the Far East, to honour the memory of those men’s sacrifices.
Did anyone in your family serve in any of the armed forces in the Far East during WW2? And would you be happy to share the story of their wartime service in honour of all the men who served out there? Even of those who survived, some did not return home for two years or more after the official end of the war.
Your relative need not have been a Syston man; my own father, (Victor Day) was not a Syston man, although he ended his life in Syston and some readers may recognise his name.
Please join me in commemorating all our relatives who served in the Far East, whether they died out there or survived the war.
Accounts may be sent to Syston Town News, either by email: fiona@systontownnews.co.uk or post it to 55 Goodes Lane, Syston.
Ideally, it should not be any longer than a single half page of A4 text please, although they could just consist of basic details, and that would be fine. A photo of your relative would be an extra bonus but is not essential.
Thank you.
Felicity Austin