| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Manchester Regiment, transferred to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers.
Born 17/2/1913, enlisted 8/4/1931, home address: 140 New Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Prison Camp: No 21 Camp, Changi, Singapore, 17/2/1942 to 9/1945, Gen Percival, Col Holmes, Col Newby, Col Dillon, Col Holmes. Info from MI9/JAP/No.10017A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Albert Arthur Shorthouse, born 17/2/1913 at 140 New Street, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, address: Wife Muriel Shorthouse, Changi Goal, occupation Coal Miner. POW No.9674 new, i/5674 old.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 45592, Shorthouse, Albert A, Cpl, 3525109, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Shorthouse, Albert Arthur, Army, Cpl, new POW No. 9674, old POW No. i/5674He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945.
Casualty List 766, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1160, Malaya previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 766, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1889, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1160, Malaya.
Albert Arthur Shorthouse. |
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