Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Werninck
Initials:   E.G.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  7684586
Notes:   CMP. POW. Captured Java, 8/3/1942. Born 7/9/1913, enlisted 5/5/1939, Home address: 131 Langham Road, Tottenham, London. Prison Camps: Suduk, Java 4/4/1942, Tjandrons Prioka 4/5/42, Capt Greenway, RAOC, Japan (Ube) 27/11/1942 to 15/9/1945. Info from MI9/JAP/No. 365551. Casualty List 1079, CMP, Netherlands & East Indies, missing, 1/2/1943. Info from Japanese POW index card: Edward George Wernick, 7/9/1913 born London, address: Mrs Joan Wernick, 38 Masefield Crescent, Southgate, London, father Edgar, mother Kate. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 53641, Wernick, Edward George, L/Cpl, 7684586, Army, captured 8/3/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HI, Hiroshima, Japan. He is listed on POW Transported from Dutch East Indies to Japan: Wernick, Edward George, L/Cpl, POW No. 3461, 7684586, 29/10/17. He is listed on Okinayama Camp, Obe, Honshu, Japan Roll, 27/11/1942 to 13/9/1945: Corps of Military Police, 7684586, L/Cpl, Werninck, E G, C of E, Mother, Mrs E Wernick, Healey, Ounde Road, Peterborough, Leicestershire. Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1916, CMP, POW. Previously reported POW not know POW, Netherlands, East Indies, previous List 1143 (corrected by 14299 Netherlands East Indies. Edward George Werninck. His name is speld Werninck and Wernick.

POW Details:
Camp: Japan     JAPAN
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