| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, transferred to CMP.. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. The following information received from Cpl Porter, Fortress Pro Coy at present in River Valley Camp, and was passed to him by Lieut Wooldridge up country: At present at River Valley Camp, Cpl Porter, L/Cpl Bew Fortress Coy, L/Cpl Box L of C Coy, L/Cpl Thorpe 18 Div Coy. Sgt Fairhead, Cutts papers. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers.
Info from MI 9/JAP/ No. 10012A: 3527033, Cpl, Porter, George Bernard, CMP, Singapore Fortress Pro Coy, born 21/1/1916, enlisted 15/2/1934, address: Summerdale New Road, Kelsall, Cheshire, captured Singapore 15/2/1942. Camps: Changi 15/2/1942 to 4/11/1942, 2 Working Group Transit Camp 11/11/1943 to 12/6/1943, 1 Base Hospital Camp 26/6/1943 to 20/7/1944, River Valley Camp 25/7/1944 to 21/3/1945, Changi 23/1/1945 to 15/8/1945.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 40389, Porter, George B, Cpl, 3527033, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/945, camp FO, Formosa. He is listed on POW sent to Japan 11/1944: Porter George, A, Cpl, new POW No. I 43952, old POW No. I 27867, M, 3527033.
Casualty Roll 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty Rolls 1214 to 1235 shown as missing 15/2/1942. Casualty Rolls 1214 to 1235 shown as POW. Casualty List 1217, Malaya, previously reported as missing now POW, previously shown as Cpl, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. Shown on roll of POW sent to Japan from Thailand, POW No. 43952.
Japanese POW Index Card not found.
George Bernard Porter. |
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