| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly The Buffs, East Kent Regiment. 4/1/1941 Transferred to CMP. 2/6/46 Discharged. John Harold Perrins. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 16/10/15, enlisted 13/6/40, home address: 2 Ravenscourt, Weighton Road, Harrow, Wield. Prisons: Changi Goal 13/2/42 to 13/5/43, Lt Col E Holmes, Toy Shon, South Siam 26/3/43 Lt Col Newey, SSVF, Hintock River 8/43, Lt Col Newey, Kanbury Hospital 8/43 to 8/12/43, Lt Col Benson RAMC, Sime Road Singapore 8/12/43 to 6/5/44, Lt Col Newey, Changi Goal 6/4/45 to 10/6/45 Lt Col Newey, 12 Work Camp 1/6/45 to 26/8/45 Maj Foud RE. Info from: M.I.9/JAP/No. 23444A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: John Harold Perrins, born 6/10/1915 at 1 Ravencourt, Weighton Road, Harrow, Wield, address: Wife Joyce Kathleen Perrins, 1 Ravencourt, Weighton Road, Harrow, Wield, occupation Shop Manager. POW No. 8533 new, i/5012 old.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 39491, Perrins, John Harold,L/Cpl, 6291344, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Perrins, John Harold, Army, L/Cpl, new POW no. 8533, old POW No. i/5012, 2691344.He is listed on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945.
Casualty List 765 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1155, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1905, Malaya, previously reported POW now not POW, previous list 1155, Malaya.
John Harold Perrins. |
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