| Notes: | CMP. POW. Hong Kong Company. He was part of the last section to leave Saarbrucken, part of the (SAAR (Plebicite) Force) in March 1935, L/Cpl. He was born 4/4/1894, enlisted 7/11/1922, Captured 29/12/1941, Hong Kong. Prison Camp: Shamshuio, Maj Boon, Royal Army Service Corps. See also L/Cpl C E Whelpton, No. P/19590 for more details.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Charles Edward Whelpton, born 4/7/1897 at Hamgreen, St George, address: Mrs m Whelpton, Avalon Flats, Kirra, Coolangatia, Queensland, Australia, mother Agnes.
Info from MI 9/JAP/ No. 1228A. 7683412, WOII, CSM, Whelpton, Charles Edward, Hong Kong Company, CMP, born 7/4/1894, enlisted 7/11/1922, captured Hong Kong 25/12/1941, Camp, Shamshipo, Hong Kong, 29/12/1941, Maj Boon RASC.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 53885. Whelpton, Charles E, WOII, 7683142, Army, captured 25/12/1941, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HK, Hong Kong. He is listed on Hong Kong Camp Roll: Whelpton, Charles Edward, Army, WO2, New POW No. 3377, 7683142.
Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing, previous list 718, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1117, Corrections, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing previously shown on list 718 as missing 25/12/1941, rank WOII. Casualty List 1881, Previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 866 (corrected by 1117) Hong Kong.
Charles Edward Whelpton. |
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