| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Eire and resided in Liverpool and formerly served in the Royal Artillery, 7/7/1940 transferred to CMP. 15/2/1942 captured Singapore. 23/12/43 Died. Shown as died up country in Cutts papers. Inscription on grave panel: Worth of everlasting remembrance, Alice and Patrick.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Thomas Rossiter, 25/2./1918 born 8 Convent Hill, Waterford, Eire, address: wife Alice Rossiter, evacuated Singapore, 6/2/42, occupation Bakers Rounds man, father Joseph, mother Hannah. Casualty Roll 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 43536, Rossiter, Thomas A, L/Cpl, 850819, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 23/10/1943, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on Thailand POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Rossiter, Thomas, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. II13893, old POW No. II 5836, former camp M-7512, 850819, died 18/12/23. He is listed on British POW's who died of illness or aerial bombardment: 73. L/Cpl, Thomas Rossiter, 850819, died 23/12/1943 from indigestion, inhumed.
Casualty List 765, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1307, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW in Japanese hands, previous list 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1802, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported died23/12/1943, previous List 1307, Malaya
Thomas Anthony Rossiter. |
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