| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Formerly Royal Berkshire Regiment later Royal Warwickshire Regiment. 1/6/40 Transferred to CMP. 22/1/46 Discharged. Born 17/3/1911, enlisted 29/5/1928, Home address: 47 Hall Street, Mansfield, Notts. Prison Camps: Changhi, 17/2/1942 to 4/5/1942, Col Beckwith Smith, Capt English. ?akit-timan, Thailand 5/5/1942 to 26/10/1943, Col Toosey, Col Marky, Thailand 1944 Col Willamson Indian Army, Japan (Ube) 8/1944 to 9/1945, Capt Greenay and Chapman. Info from MI9/JAP/No. 9309A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Leonard Vale Wellings, born 17/3/1911 at 47 Hall Street, Mansfleld, Nottinghamshire, address Mrs N M Wellings, 47 Hall Street, Mansfield.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 43537. Wellings, Leonard Vale, Pte, 5333265, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HI, Hiroshima, Japan: He is listed on the Hiroshima POW Camp Roll: Wellings, Leonard Vale, L/Cpl, RA, 2506, 5833365. He is listed on POW sent to Japan from Thailand, 11/1944: Wellings, Leonard Vale, Army, Pte, new POW No. II 45339, old POW No. II 6197, former camp M-4594, 5333265. He is listed in Okinawa POW Camp Register: Corps of Military Police,, 5333265, L/Cpl Wellings, L B, RC, wife Mrs L B Wellings, 47 Hall Street, Mansfield Notts.
WO 361/1368. POW in Okinayama Camp, Abe, Honshu, Japan between 27/11/42 to 13/9/45, CMP, L/.Cpl Wellings, L B, C E, mother, Mrs Markham, 25 Heaton Road, Mitcham, Surrey.
Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, No. shown as 533265. Casualty List 1212, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 12/2 1942.Casualty List 1916, CMP, POW. Previously reported POW not know POW, Malaya, previous List 1212, Malaya.
SS/330/141 cas pw, list PW40:- Enlisted at Birmingham, 28/8/28, born 17/3/11, occupation limestone miller, 15/2/42 captured Singapore, wife Mrs L B Wellings, 47 Hall Street, Mansfield, Notts.
Leonard Vale Wellings.
His name is spelt Leonard Bales Wellings (correct) and Leonard Vales Wellington, |
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