| Notes: | POW. Enlisted in the South Wales Border Regiment, attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Shown as 11 Indian Div Pro Unit.
Info from MI 9/JAP/ No 111962 A. 1/1/1918 Born, 4/2/1937 enlisted, address: 56 Church Street, Aberbargoed, Monmouthshire. POW camps: Changi 17/2/1945 to 25/9/43 Maj Gen Keyes, Capt Fairburn, Tiahoku 14/11/1942 to ?/10/1943 Lt Col Jepson, Tia Tue ?/10/1943 Maj Moore, Haito Maj Moffat, Yamma to 25/7/1945 Capt Smith, Tia Hoku 25/7/1945 to 6/8/1945. Shown as South Wales Borderers 11 Indian Div on this card.
Info from Jap POW Card: Ivor Williams, address: Mrs S Ellis, 56 Church Street, Aberbargoed, Wales, occupation Regular Soldier, mothers name Sally, he was born 1/10/1918.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 54860. Williams, Ivor, L/Cpl, 3909138, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FO, Formosa. He is listed on Taiwan POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Williams, Ivor, Army, L/Cpl, POW No. III/1197, former camp M-7222, 3909138, 14/11/17. He is listed on Parties Transferred Overseas from Singapore, 1942: 3909138, L/Cpl, Williams, I, 11 Div Pro Coy.
Casualty List 764, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on South Wales Borderers List. Casualty List 948, Malaya, now POW previously reported Missing on List 764, 15/2/1942, shown on South Wales Borderers List. Casualty List 1886, previously reported POW now not POW, 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, previous List 948, Malaya, shown on South Wales Borderers List.
Ivor Williams. |
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