| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Formerly Grenadier Guards, transferred to CMP. 31/8/43 Died. He was born and resided in Nottingham. Captured Singapore 15/2/1945. Died from tropical ulcers 31/8/1943 at Burma Hospital. Home address: Mrs F M Taylor, 26 Doncaster Road. Leicester.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Harry Taylor, born 17/11/1914 at Sutton, Retford, Nottinghamshire, address: Florence Taylor, 26 Doncaster Road, Leicester, mother Emily.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 49493, Taylor, Harry, Sgt, 2613491, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 31/8/1943, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Taylor, Harry, Army, Sgt, new POW No. IV 10404, old POW No. i/6067, 2613491, 31/6/18. he is listed on POW who died of illness or aerial bombardment: 58. Sgt, Harry Taylor, 2613491, died 31/8/1943 from tropical ulcers.
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 1659, POW, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported died, date of death 31/8/1943, previous List 1160 corrected by 1176, Malaya.
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