| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to CMP. 4/6/43 Died. He was born and resided in Durham. Captured at Singapore 15/2/1942. Died From Cholera 4/6/1943 at Sonkrai, Thailand. Home address: Mrs M Tarn, 25 Victoria Street, Crook, Co Durham.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Robert William Tarn, 2/7/1909 born 8 Wheat bottom, Crook, Co Durham, address: Marjorie Tarn, 25 Victoria Street, Crook, Co Durham, occupation labourer, father John Joseph.
He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 49291, Tarn, Robert William, L/Cpl, 4340904, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 4/6/1943, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Tarn, Robert William, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV 10365, old POW No. i/6042, 4/6/16.
He is listed on British POW who died in the Malaya POW Camp: 6. L/Cpl, Robert William Tarn, 4340904, died 4/6/1943 from Cholera. He is listed in the Burial Register No. 2 Camp, Sonkurai: 154. 4340904, L/Cpl tarn, R W, CMP, 33.
Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1160, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1941. Casualty List 1176, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous list 792, 16/2/1942. Casualty List 1713, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported Died, 4/6/1943.
Robert William Tarn. |
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