| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born and resided in Southport, Lancashire enlisted in to CMP. 8/3/42 captured Java. 19/12/1944 died. He was in POW camp No. 1 at Fukuoka, Japan employed on airfield construction where he died from beri-beri. After the war the US Army returned all POW remains from this location to the USA, they included 3 Australians, 16 British, and 10 Dutch. Shown as policing POW's in Java in Cutts papers.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Lawrence Edward Osborne, 17/9/1917 born Southport, Lancashire, address: Mrs Irene Osborne, 33 Eldred Avenue, Withdean, Brighton, father Frederick, mother Anne Mary.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 37903, Osborne, William, Army, captured 15/2/1942, Died 10/7/1943, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on British POW who died of illness: 24, Sgt, Lawrence Edward Osborne, 7684715, died 19/12/1944 from beri beri, cremated. He is listed on British POW who died from illness in the Pacific Area: 7684173, Osborne. L E, Sgt, info from:GHQ, AFPAC & Maj. R A Kostecki, MO, US, died 19/12/1944, Fukuoka, NOK: wife, 33 Eldred Avenue, Withdean, Brighton. He is listed on Fukuoka No1 Camp Death Roll: 36. Osborne, Sgt, CMP, died 19/12/1944 from malnutrition and diarhrea.
Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1868, POW, previously reported POW now reported Died, previous List 1142, Netherlands East Indies.
Lawrence Edward Osborne. |
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