| Notes: | POW. 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. He was born and resided in Edinburgh and enlisted in the2 Gordon Highlanders, attached to 3 Indian Corps, CMP.
Information from Japanese POW Index Card: Sutherland, David, born 5/3/1911, rank Cpl., captured Singapore, 5/2/1942, No. 2888468 unit 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, CMP, occupation Clerk. Mother Katherine Archibald, father David, Address: Mrs D Sutherland 157 Morningside Road, Edinburgh. He died from dysentery and was inhumed. POW No.5820 new, 2449 old.
His unit in CWGC is shown as 2 Gordon Highlanders.
He was born and resided in Edinburgh, enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders.
He is listed in British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 48910, Sutherland, David, Cpl, 2888468, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 14/11/1943, camp, TH, Thailand, deceased. He is listed on POW Camp Thailand Roll: Sutherland, David, Army, Cpl, new POW No. IV 5820, old POW No. IV 5820, former camp M-2449, 2888468, died 18/11/14. He is listed on POW who died from illness or aerial bombardment: 90. Cpl, D Sutherland, 2888468, died 14/11/1943 from Dysentery, inhumed. He is listed on Thailand Burma Railway Camp Death Register; 1544, 896, 5820, 2888468, Cpl Sutherland, D, CMP, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, died 14/11/1943 from Amoebic Dysentery.
Casualty List 774, Malaya, Missing 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 942, Malaya, now POW previously reported Missing on List 769, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 1809, previously reported POW in Japanese hands now reported Died., previous List 942, Malaya, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List.
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