| Notes: | CMP. 18 Div Pro Coy. POW. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Home address: 27 Fairway Crescent, Portslade, Sussex. Born 17/6/13, enlisted 9/9/40. Prisons: Changi Goal 15/2/42 to 8/45 Gen Percival, Lt Col Holmes, OC Pro Coy Capt English. Johore Baru 8/45 to 9/45 Capt Holmyard, Changi Goal 9/45 to 26/9/45, Lt Col Homes. Info from: M.I.9/JAP/No.31659A.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Dennis Ernest James Pett, born 17/6/1913 at Throwley, Kent, address: Mrs M Pett, 27 Fairway Crescent Portlake, Sussex, Occupation Professor, father Hubert, mother Catherine.
Named on No1. POW Camp, Singapore List: Pett, Dennis, No. 1/5052, L/Cpl, 18 Div Pro Coy, professor, No. 1/5052. Named on Malaya POW Camp Name List Vol II as at 1/11/1944:Pett, Denis Ernest James, Army, L/Cpl, POW No. new 8557, POW No. old i/5025, No. 7689904. Named on the FARELF POW List: No/29607, Pett, Dennis Ernest J, L/Cpl, 7689904, Army 15/2/1942 captured, 26/9/1940 liberated, MA (Malaya).
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 39607, Pett, Dennis Ernest J, L/Cpl, 7689904, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on the Chunkai Nominal Roll, 1945: 7689904, L/Cpl, Pett, D E J, CMP. He is named on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Pett, Dennis, Ernest James, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 8557, old POW No. i/5025, 7689904.He is listed 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.
Dennis Ernest James Pett. |
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