| Surname: | Downham |
| Initials: | E P |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7687580 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Liverpool and resided in Surrey. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942. Died from Diarrhoea, 28/7/1943, Sonkrai, Thailand. Wife Mrs V Downham, 14 Ostringe Road, London NW 5. Born 16/12/1907 at Liverpool, Lancashire. Information from Japanese POW card. He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 14281, Downham, Edward, P, L/Cpl, 7687580, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 27/7/1943, camp MA, Malaya (Thailand), deceased. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp roll, 1/11/1944: Downham, Edward Price, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV 3846, old POW No.i/2449, 7687580, 28/7/18. He is named in the Thailand Burma Railway Camp, Force "F" & "H" death register: 81, 7687580, Downham, E, L/Cpl, 18 Div Pro Coy, died 28/7/1943 from diarrhea, Cemetery 2, block B Row 1, G4, Sonkrai. Casualty List 793, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1129, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1435, Corrections, Malaya, previously reported missing List 1129, now reported POW, rank L/Cpl. Casualty List 1659, POW, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported died, date of death 28/7/1943, previous List 1129 corrected by 1435, Malaya. Edwin Price Downham. |
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| Imprisonment: | KAMI SANKURI CAMP NO1 THAILAND 🇹🇠|
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| Date of Death: | July 28, 1943 |
| Company: | 18 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2089473 |
| Cemetery: | THANBYUZAYAT WAR CEMETERY, MYANMAR 🇲🇲 |
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