| Notes: | Enlisted in the Border Regiment attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, CMP,11 Indian Div Pro Unit, Malays.
Info from Japanese POW Index Card: Ponton, Clarence Sidney, born 4/1/1912, POW No. 3092, British, Sgt, 3597112, Army Ordnance Corps, 9 Indian Div, (show as 11 Indian Div Pro Unit in casualty lists) born Silloth, Cumberland, NOK Mr. Richard Foster, 12 Howard Place, Carlisle, occupation Regular Soldier. Unit shown as Indian Army Ordnance Corps on this card.
He is named on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese held territory: 40279, Ponton, Clarence S, Sgt, 3597112,Army, captured 15/2/1942,died 29/11/1944, camp TH, Thailand, Deceased. Named on List Unreported deaths of Allied Prisoners: Ponton, Clarence Sydney, Sgt, 3597112, Shot, 29/11/1944, Buried. He is named on Thailand POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Ponton, Clarence Sidney, Army, Sgt, new POW No. 13004, old POW No. 3092, previous camp M 1066, 3597112, Deceased.
Casualty List 779, Malaya Missing, attached 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown as 2 Border Regiment, rank L/Cpl. Casualty List 1717, corrections, Malaya, previous Lists, 779, 1360, previously reported missing now reported POW in Japanese hands, rank Pte previously shown as L/Cpl, Unit should read AOC attached 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown as 2 Border Regiment. Casualty List 2025, previously reported POW now reported Died, 16/11/1944, previous Lists 1360, 1986 corrected by 1717, attached 11 Indian Div Pro Unit, shown as 2 Border Regiment, A/Sgt. Casualty List 1986, previously reported POW now reported Died, 16/11/1944, attached 11 Indian Div Pro Coy, previous List1360 corrected by 1717, Malaya, shown on 2 Border Regiment List. Casualty List 2033, corrections, previous List 2025/18, 29/11/1944, rank A/Sgt.
Clarence Sidney Ponton. |
THAILAND 