| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery (Field Coast and AA). 14/12/40 Transferred to CMP. 1/11/43 Died. He was born and resided in London SE. Place of death shown as China in soldiers Died. Shown as died up county, Cutts Papers dated 18/10/44. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Inscription on grave panel: always in our thoughts, sadly missed by Mum, Dad and Sisters.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Maurice Bish, Born 1/6/1919 at 104 Dowanell Road, Catford, London, occupation Clerk, home address: 17 Lichfield Road, Northwood, Middlesex, father Percival, mother Grace.
He is shown in a list for British 4 Group (working party). He is shown in Tasao No.2 Cemetery Register: grave 331, POW No. 5826, 897641, L/Cpl, Bish M, CMP died 1/11/1943 from ulcers and diarrhoea.
Listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese held territory: 4320, Bish, Maurice, L/Cpl, 897641, Army, captured 15/2/1942, Died 1/11/1943, Camp TH Thailand, Deceased. Listed on Thailand POW Camp, 1/11/1944: Bish, Maurice, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV3002, old POW No.IV5826, 897641, D-18/11/1917.
Casualty List 765 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 945, reported missing now POW, shown in List 765 as missing. Casualty List 1804, previously reported in Japanese hands now reported dead, 1/11/1943
Maurice Bish. |
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