ROBERT STANLEY BLOCK
From May through to September 2026, Andrew will be fulfilling his dream to hike the iconic Land’s End to John O’Groats! You are all warmly invited to follow Andrew’s epic journey on his Facebook page, “Andrew Beal LEJOG”: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577588795730
As Andrew hikes the 1,300+ miles, he will raise funds for the Ipswich War Memorial Project to help finance our future exhibitions and research of the brave Ipswich men and women who lost their lives in conflict. If you would like to make a small donation, please click on the link: https://gofund.me/5d4a50570
Thank you for your love and support. Andrew & Helen – I.W.M.P.
Born: 26th July 1916, Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Died: 24th June 1944; age: 28; died of Beri-beri as a Japanese PoW – Thailand-Burma Railway.
Captured: 15th February 1942 – Fall of Singapore.
Reported missing in April 1942.
Residence: 17, Tokio Road, Ipswich.
Occupation: a Club Steward.
Rank: Private; Service Number: 5831079.
Regiment: Cambridgeshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion – Infantry.
Memorial Reference:
- O.8.
Kanchanaburi,
Thailand.
Father: William James Block, born 1877, Hemley, Suffolk.
Mother: Rhoda Block (nee Joyce), born 1879, Finsbury, London – died 1944, Ipswich.
ENGLAND & WALES REGISTER 1939
Robert was an Under Steward at a Club. He lived with his parents and brothers at the family home – 17, Tokio Road, Ipswich.
William, a retired Male Nurse.
Rhoda, unpaid Domestic Duties.
William James Block, born 26th October 1913, a Chauffeur.
Frederick Henry Block, born 12th September 1921, a Cellarman.
1 other.
Probate to William James Block – father, a retired Male Nurse.
The Battalion was attached to the 18th East Anglian Division ( including 4/5th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment)
15 February 1942: After the fall of Singapore, approximately 620 of the Battalions were taken POW and later mostly died on the Burma-Thailand Railway.
Robert’s portrait and profile will be displayed at a V.J. Day exhibition “Be Ye Men of Valour” from Saturday, 9th August to Monday, 25th August (Bank Holiday) 2025, at St. Margaret’s Church, Ipswich, IP4 2BT. All welcome.
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