Surname:	Sage
Initials:	W.F.
Rank:	Sergeant
Army No.:	3963979
Notes:	POW. He enlisted in the Welch Regiment, attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Born 8/9/1918, enlisted 14/9/1934, home address: 49 Lecknith Road, Canton, Cardiff. Prison Camps: Changi, Singapore 15/2/1942 to 9/1942, Gen Percival, Gen Keyes, Taioku, Taiwan 10/1942 to 21/2/1945, Lt Col Jefferson RA, Arjidats No.2 Camp, 3/1945 to 6/1945, Capt Francis, RA and Capt Gibbons RASC. Akahira 6/1945 to 15/8/1945, Capt Francis RA. Info from Japanese POW card index: Walter Frederick Sage, born 8/9/1918 at 41 Lecknith Road, Canton, Cardiff, address: 41 Lecknith Road Canton, Cardiff, occupation sales assistant, mother Mary. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 44081, Sage, Walter R, Sgt, 3963979, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HA, Hakodate, Japan. He is listed on Taiwan POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Sage, Walter R, Army, Sgt, new POW No. VI 1059, former camp M7200, 3963979, 14/11/17. He is listed on Hakodate POW Camp Roll, Japan, 15/8/1945: British, 3963979, Sage, Walter H, Sgt. Casualty List 764, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Welch Regiment List. Casualty List 949, Malaya, POW previously reported Missing on List 764, rank A/Sgt, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Welch Regiment List. Casualty List 1894, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 949, Malaya, shown on 2 Welch Regiment List. Walter Frederick Sage.