Corps of Military Police
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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