| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. He was born and resided in Nottinghamshire and and enlisted in the Loyal Regiment, transferred to CMP. He has no known grave. Captured 15/2/41 Singapore. 6/10/44 died on Labuan Island. Shown in Cutts papers as being in Borneo.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Arthur Simms, 22/7/1914 born 325 Chesterfield Road, Pleasley, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, occupation Surface Miner.
He is listed on British POW held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 45776, Cpl, 3854734, Army, captured 15/2/1942,died 6/10/1944, camp BO, Borneo. He is listed on Borneo Death Certificate; Simms, Arthur, 3854734, Singapore Fortress Pro Coy, male, born 22/7/1914 , English, Cpl, died from Malaria 5/10/1944 at 12.44 hrs 6/10/1944 on Labuan Island, certified by Lt. M Nagai, MO. He is listed on British POW who died of illness in Borneo, Camp: 8. Cpl, Arthur, Simms, 3854734, died 6/10/1944 from Malaria, cremated.
Casualty List 767, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1160, Malaya previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 767, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1759, POW, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported Died, previous List 1160, Malaya, date of death 6/10/1944.
Arthur Simms.
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