Military Provost Staff Corps

Cap Badge of the Military Police Service Corps (King George V)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Miles
Initials:   F.W.
Rank:   Sergeant
Army No.:  2655414
Notes:   MPSC. POW. 30/3/44 Died He was born in Somerset and resided in Bath, 14/3/1932 he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards at Bath for 7/5 years, born 30/9/1912, at Tower Weston, Bath, occupation Shoe makers assistant, 11/6/1937 transferred to MPSC. 25/12/41 captured Hong Kong. 25/12/1941 casualty lists 706 to 721, Hong Kong, Missing, S/Sgt. Died from acute pneumonia. No inscription on gravestone. Info from Japanese POW Index Card: POW No. 2536 and 5935, Miles, Frank William, Sgt, No. 2655414, MPSC, father Charles, from Bath, address: Mrs Miles, c/o Queensland government, Tourist Bureau, Brisbane, Australia. 30/3/1944 died from acute pneumonia, cremated. He is listed on British POW held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 34583, Miles, Frank William, Sgt, 2655414, Army, Captured 25/12/1941, died 30/2/1944, camp OS, Osaka, deceased. He is listed on British POW who died of Illness in the Osaka Camp: 9, Sgt, Frank William Miles, 2655414, died 30/3/1944 from acute pneumonia, cremated. Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 933, Hong Kong, previously shown on casualty list 718, date missing 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1008, List 933, Hong Kong, POW previously reported Missing, shown as CMP previous List 718, as missing 25/12/1942, rank W/S/Sgt. Casualty List 1761, previously reported POW in Japanese hands nor reported Died. date of death 30/3/1944, previously shown a CMP, Previous list 933 corrected by 1098, Hong Kong. Frank William Miles.

POW Details:
Camp: Osaka No. 6 Dispatched Camp (Amagasaki)     JAPAN
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Casualty Details:
Date Killed: 30th March 1944
Company: MPSC
Cemetery: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY   JAPAN
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