| Notes: | POW. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery, 122 Field Regiment, attached to Southern Area Pro Coy, CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Shown in CWGC roll as 122 Field Regiment RA, but listed in Cutts papers as Southern Area Pro Coy Feb 42 and later L of C Pro Coy. He was born and resided in Bradford. He is listed in the Kinsyoke Camp burial Ground register ( written by L/Bdr Reuben Kandler) as CMP buried in grave 192. Also listed on British Deaths "D" Force (working party ex Singapore to Thailand, March 1943, died 18/8/43 from dysentery, CMP ex 122 Field Regiment RA.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Frederick Ambler. Born 31/1/1917 at 119 Undercliffe Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, occupation Warehouse man, home address: Mrs Edith Ambler, 230 Exeter Street, Bradford, Yorkshire.
He is shown on a list for Force "F" work party dated 27/4/1943. Also shown on List: British Deaths "D" Force, working party ex Singapore to Thailand, 3/1943, 93760 L/Cpl, Ambler, F, CMP ex 122 Field, 18/8/1943. Also shown on List Group No. 4, 963760, L/Cpl. Ambler F (deceased) CMP. Also shown on List J N 230, No.18, L/Cpl, F, Ambler, 963760, 18/8/1943, Beriberi, inhumed. Shown n Group No. 4 Work Party, 963760, L/Cpl, Ambler, F, Deceased, CMP. Listed on List Force "F", train 10, 18/4/1943. Death Certificate: RA (L of C Pro Coy), age 26, born England, died 18/8/1943, place Thailand Jap BOW, Beri Beri, Born and Resided in Bradford. Named on Nominal Roll of Overland Party, train 9, 23/3/1943. He is listed on Kinsoke Cemetery List: grave 192, POW No. 10428, 963760, L/Cpl Ambler, F, CMP, died 18/8/1943, from Dysentery.
Casualty List 810, Malaya, Missing, Royal Artillery, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1826, POW, previously reported POW now reported Died (shown as Royal Artillery, 122 Field Regt. previous List 1092, Malaya.
Frederick Ambler. |
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