| Notes: | POW. 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. Enlisted in the 1 Leicestershire Regiment, attached to 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, CMP, 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy in Cutts papers. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Tom Haywood Preston, 9/2/1914 born 4 Red Lion Lane, Newbold, Verdon, Leicestershire, address: Mrs Nancy Preston, 13 Metcalfe Street, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, occupation boot & shoe operative, mother Lilian. POW No. 8751 new, i/5144 old.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 40716, Preston, Tom Haywood, Cpl, 4862954, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on the Malaya POW Camp Roll: Preston, Tom Haywood, Army, Cpl, new POW No. 8751, old POW No. i/5144, 4862954. He is listed on the Changi Camp POW Roll, 5/9/1945: 4862954, Cpl, Preston, J H, CMP.
Casualty List 772, Malaya, Missing, attached 3 Indian Corp Pro Coy, shown on 1 Leicestershire List.Casualty List 1911, previously reported POW now not POW, 1 Leicestershire Regiment attached 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, previous List 1153, Malaya.
Tom Hayward Preston. |
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