Surname:	Oatway
Initials:	W.
Rank:	Lance Corporal
Army No.:	7688648
Notes:	CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Home address: 67 Shelley Grove, Droylesdon, Manchester. I Info from Japanese POW card index: Wilfred Oatway. Born 1/6/10 at 3 Stott Street, Bradford, Manchester, occupation Garage Hand, home address: Elsie Oatway, 67 Shelley Grove, Droylsden, Manchester, mother Anne. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 37473, Oatway, Wilfred, L/Cpl, 7688648, Army, captured 5/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp, MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Oatway, Wilfred, Army, L/Cpl, old POW No. i/4802 , new POW No. 8169, 7688648. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. Casualty List 793, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1155, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1925, previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 1155, Malaya. Wilfred Oatway.