| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Dudley and resided in Worcestershire and formerly served in the Royal Artillery, 10/4/1937 transferred to CMP. Captured 25/12/1941, Hong Kong. 25/12/1941 casualty lists 706 to 721, Hong Kong, Missing. Died from chronic enteritis. Inscription on gravestone: At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember him.
Info from Japanese POW index card: John Henry Clift. Born 1/9/1917 in Dudley, home address: 17 Fern Road, Priory, Dudley, father William, mother Ethel.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese occupied territory: 9880, Clift, John Henry, L/Cpl, 843639, Army, captured 15/2/1941, died 21/11/1942, camp, HK, Hong Kong, deceased. He his listed on unknown roll: Cliff, John Henry, army, L/Cpl, POW No. 3383, No. 843639, died 17/11/21 (21/11/1942. He is listed on Honk Kong death record: 377. Clift, John H, 843639, died 21/11/1942, from chronic enteritis and heart failure. British, L/Cpl, CMP.
Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1201/21, POW, previously reported POW now reported Died, date of death not reported. Casualty List 1377, Corrections, List 1201/31, previously reported POW now reported Died, Hong Kong, 21/11/1942.
John Henry Clift. |
HONG KONG 
