Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Ruxton
Initials:   W.
Rank:   Lance Corporal
Army No.:  2876542
Notes:   CMP. POW. Formerly Gordon Highlanders. 23/9/40 Transferred to CMP. 12/3/47 Discharged to RASC. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Shown as CMP HQ Selerang 5/5/44, involved in a traffic accident and injured, Cutts papers. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 3/11/1915, enlisted 17/12/1934, home address: Backhill, Castle-Fraser, Sauchen, Aberdeenshire. Prison Camp: Changi, Singapore, 17/2/1942 to 8/1945, Col E B Holmes, MC. Info from MI9/JAP/No.14214A. Info from Japanese POW card index: William Ruxton born 3/11/1915 at Backhill Cottage, Castle Fraser, Cluny, Aberdeenshire, address: mother Helen Ruxton, Backhill Cottage, Castle Fraser, occupation labourer, father Gordon, mother Helen. POW No. 9392 new, i/5504 old. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 439780, Ruxton, William, L/Cpl, 2876542, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1`945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Ruxton, William, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 9392, old POW No. i/5504, 2876542.He is listed on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. Casualty Roll 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty Casualty List 1155, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. List 1920, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1155, Malaya. William Ruxton. Extract from Aberdeen Press and Journal, 20/3/42. Aberdeen City Police wish to trace the relatives of a soldier named Ruxton, who enlisted in the Gordon Highlanders at Aberdeen in December 1934 and later served as a Lance Corporal in the Corps of Military Police. Anyone who can give information about this soldier should communicate with the Central Police Office, Lodge Walk.

POW Details:
Camp: Singapore     SINGAPORE
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