| Notes: | Enlisted in the East Yorkshire Regiment attached 11 Div Pro Unit, CMP.
Info from Japanese POW Index Card: Spanton, Richard, born 18/3/1919, British, Pte, 4452557, 7 BRC, 11 Div, captured Singapore, 15/2/1942, place of origin: 52 Patersontown Street, Washington Station, Co. Durham, address: Mrs. W Harris, 12 Glen Terrace, Washington Station, Co. Durham, occupation Motor Driver.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 47697, Spanton, Richard, Pte, 4452557, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TO, Tokyo. He is listed on casualties at sea en rout to Tokyo, Japan: Spanton R E, Army, Pte, POW no. 2715, 4452557. He isl listed on the Tokyo POW Camp Roll: Spanton, Richard, Pte, 4452557.
Casualty List 772, Malaya, Missing, attached Indian Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 East Yorkshire Regiment List. Casualty List 1227, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, attached Indian Div Pro Unit. previous list 772, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 East Yorkshire Regiment List. Casualty List 1883, previously reported POW now not POW, attached Indian Div Pro Unit, shown on 1 East Yorkshire Regiment List.
Richard Spanton. |
