| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Royal Corps of Signals, transferred to CMP. 4/8/43 Died. He was born and resided in Essex. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942. No known Grave. Missing from Sonkrai June 1943. Home address: 6 Ashtree Crescent, Chelmsford, Essex.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Robert George Dance. Born 1/12/1915 at The Fields, Widford, Nr Chelmsford, Essex, occupation Clerk, home address: as above.
He is named on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese occupied territory: 12466, Dance, Robert G, L/Cpl, 2574422, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated no record, camp MA, Malaya. He is named on Kami Sunkrai No. Camp Roll: 25744222, L/Cpl, Dance, R G, CMP, 18 Div, M from Songkrai, June 43.
Casualty List 793, Malaya, Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1126, Malaya previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 2029, Malaya, previously reported POW now presumed Died, date of Death on or shortly after 4/8/1943, previous List 1126, Malaya.
Robert George Dance.
He is mentioned in 7689015 L/Cpl Harry Thorpe's story "And to think I volunteered" which can be found on www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk. |
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