| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Birmingham and resided in Inverness and formerly served in the Seaforth Highlanders, transferred to CMP. No inscription on gravestone. Captured 25/12/1941 in Hong Kong. 25/12/1941 casualty lists 706 to 721, Hong Kong, Missing. 5/9/1942 Died from diphtheria.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Walter Pratt, 26/3/1913 born Birmingham, address: Mrs J Stuart, 14 East Comwell Street, Leith Scotland, father James Alec, mother Jessie.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 40653, Pratt, Walter, L/Cpl, 2818018, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 5/9/1942, camp HK, Hong Kong. Her is listed on the Hong Kong POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944, Pratt, Walter, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 3389, old POW No. 3389, 2818018, d 17/9/6. He is listed on the Hong Kong Death Register: 155, Pratt, Walter, Died 5/9/1942, 2818018, died from diphtheria, English, L/Cpl, Military Police.
Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1950, POW, previously reported POW now reported Died, 5/9/1942, previous List 866 corrected by 1095, Hong Kong.
Walter Pratt. |
HONG KONG 
