Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Shepherd
Initials:   J.
Rank:   Corporal
Army No.:  3447348
Notes:   CMP. POW. Enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers, transferred to CMP.. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Proceeded to Japan from Bankok, Cutts papers 18/10/1944. Born 1/4/1917, enlisted 24/10/1937, home address: 37 Bridson, Weaste, Salford. Prison Camps: Changi, 18/2/1942, Col Holmes, Kinsayok, 10/1942, Col McCalen, Changi 3/1943, Col Toosey, Non Pladuk, 2/1944, Capt Renwick, Kaorin 25/3/1944, AMS Miller. Info from MI9/JAP/No.13009A. Info from Japanese POW card index: John Shepherd, born 1/4/1917, at Salford, Manchester, address: wife Louisa Shepherd, 28 Bridson Street, Salford Lancashire, father Thomas, mother Mary Helen. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 45392, Shepherd, John, Cpl, 3447348, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2.9.1945, camp TH, Thailand. He isl listed on Thailand POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Shepherd, John, Army, Cpl, new POW No. IV 14430, old POW No. IV 14472, previous camp M-2621, 3447348, M-17/10/23. He is listed on Group 1 Roll, Singapore: 3531, 3447348, Cpl Shepherd J, CMP.. Casualty List 766, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1207, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 766. 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1870, POW, previously reported POW not not POW, previous List 1207, Malaya. John Shepherd.

POW Details:
Camp: Japan     JAPAN
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