| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. 13/1/1931 he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards for 3/9 years, born Burnley, occupation Labourer, 23/2/1940 transferred to CMP. 5/10/43 Died. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942. Not listed in Army Roll of Honour. Died from diarrhoea & Beri Beri, 10.15hrs 5/10/1943 at Thanbaya Hospital, Burma. He is named on nominal roll for overland party "F", 24/4/1943. Named on cemetery list: No. 81, 2655020 Dunn R, Cpl, 18 Div Pro Coy, died 5/10/1943 from Beri Beri, camp II, 2nd row, Thambaya Hospital Burma.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Richard Dunn. Born 6/7/1910 at Fernley, Lancashire, occupation Turner, home address:- 40 Grasmere Street, Burnley, Lancashire, father John Edward, mother Louisa.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 14735, Dunn, Richard, Cpl, 2655020, Army, captured 15/2/1942, Died 5/10/1943, camp MA, Malaya, Deceased. He is named on Malaya POW Camp roll: Dunn, Richard, Army, Cpl, new POW No. 3925, old POW No.i/2492, 2655020, 5/10/18.
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 1924, POW, previous reported POW now reported Died, 5/10/1943, previous List 1129, Malaya.
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