| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted in to CMP, served with 18 Div Pro Coy. He was born and resided in Berkshire, Captured Singapore 15/2/1942. Died of Dysentery 12/11/1943 at Cami Sonkrai, Thailand. Home address: Mrs D M Prior, Nearsome, Moors Lane, Eton Wick. Nr Windsor, Berkshire.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Albert Edward Prior, 26/12/1912 born Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire, address: Dorothy Prior, "Nearsome" Moors Lane, Eton Wick, Windsor, occupation Joiner, mother Emily.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 40879, Prior, Albert Edward, L/Cpl, 7689948, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 12/11/1943, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed in Malaya POW Camp Roll: Price, Albert Edward, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV 8776, old POW No. i/5160, 7689940, 6/4/18. He is listed on Parties Transferred Overseas and Overland from Singapore, 1943: 7689948, L/cpl, Prior, A E, 81.
Casualty List 793, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1155, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1905, POW now reported died, previous list 1155, Malaya, 12/11/1943 Died.
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