| Notes: | POW. He enlisted in the Hampshire Regiment, later 2 East Surrey Regiment, attached to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. 19/11/44 Died, Labuan Island. Shown on casualty list at CMP.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Arthur Staplehurst, 16/6/1923 born Taunton, Somerset, address: mother Florence Staplehurst, Taunton Bay Farm, Devonshire. Shown as CMP on this card and 2 East Surrey Regiment on CWGC Roll.
Info from POW Death Card: 5496402, Provost, Staplehurst, No. 3579, sex Male, English, Pte, born 22/6/1916, died Malaria, date of contracting disease 29/9/1944, date and time of death 04.00 hrs 19/11/1944, place Labuan Island, Death certified by Lt. M Nagar, 19/11/1944.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 47819, Staplehurst, Arthur L/Cpl, 5496402, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 19/11/1944, camp BO, Borneo, deceased. He is listed on the death record for Borneo: 130. English, Pte, Army, 2 Det, 3579, Staplehurst, Arthur, died from Malaria and Beri Beri, 19/11/1944, on land, grave JH269T. He is listed on Death Certificate: Staplehurst, Arthur, No. 3579, male, English, Pte, Army, born 22/6/1916, disease Malaria, contracted 29/9/1944, died 04.00hrs 19/11/1944, place Labuan Island, MO Lt. M Naga, 19/11/1944. He is listed on death register: Staplehurst, L/Cpl, East Surrey Regiment attached to CMP, 5496402, 335. He is listed on Borneo Death Register: 5496402, L/Cpl, Staplehurst, A, CMP, died 19/11/1944 at Labuan. He is listed on POW transferred overland to camps, Force "F". i/5892, 5496402, Staplehurst, A, L/Cpl, CMP.
Casualty List 775, Malaya, Missing, 2 East Surrey Regiment, 115/2/1942.
Casualty List 1171, Malaya, reported missing now POW, 2 East Surrey Regiment, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1809, Malaya, previously reported POW in Japanese hands, now reported dead, 19/11/1944.
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