Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Gorton
Initials:   L.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  4633288
Notes:   CMP. CMP. 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. Formerly Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Information from Japanese POW index card: L Gorton, Home address: Wife, 20 Olphin Street, Belgrave, Leicester, 15/2/42 Captured Singapore, shown as died 7/9/42 of dysentery but not found in CWGC roll. Card has diagonal red line which means died. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 19834, Gorton, Peter, L/Cpl, 4633288, Army, captured no record, died 9/7/1942, camp MA, Malaya. Not found in Casualty Lists. Not found in Cutts Papers but shown on Japanese POW Index Card as CMP, (3 Corps).

POW Details:
Camp: Not Known     GERMANY
Notes:
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 9th September 1942
Company: 3 INDIAN CORPS PRO UNIT
Cemetery: UNKNOWN   UNITED KINGDOM
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