| Notes: | CMP. POW. He enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, 18/9/1937 transferred to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 12/6/1910, enlisted 22/9/1932. Home address: 39 Triangle Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex. Prisons: Changi 2/1942 to 4/1943, No2 Camp, ( Kanchanaburi/Chunkai,Thailand, Tamboya Hospital, Tambaya, F Force Hospital) Burma 9/1943 to Feb 1944, Kambori Hospital, (Kanchanaburi) Thailand, 2/1944 to 4/1944, Changi 4/44 to 7/1945. MI 9/Jap// No 33101.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Leonard Charles Frank Maunders, born 12/6/1910 at Downley, High Wycombe Bucks. Occupation Regular Soldier, address: Freda Maunders, 39 Triangle Road, Haywards Heath, Sussex, father Leonard Charles, mother Ada Susan.
He is listed on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 34002, Maunders, Leonard C F, Sgt, 6912788, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW camp roll: Maunders, Leonard Charles Frank, Army, Sgt, old POW No. 7543, old POW No.i/4564, 6912788. He is listed on Force "H" Working Party, Thailand: 6912788, Sgt, Maunders, L C, CMP, 18 Division, CHA, Changi. He is listed on nominal roll of train No. 7: I/4564, Maunders, L, 6912788, Sgt, 8 Div Pro.
Casualty List 802, Malaya, Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1150, Malaya, posted missing now POW. previous list 802, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1905, Malaya, previously reported POW now not POW, previous list 1150, Malaya.
Leonard Charles Frank Maunders. |
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