| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Black Watch. 28/12/40 Transferred to CMP. 11/6/46 Discharged. Captured 8/3/42 Java. Casualty List 1079, CMP, Netherlands & East Indies, missing, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1184, CMP, Netherlands & East Indies, previously reported missing now POW, 1/2/1943.
Info from MI 9/JAP/ No.9016A. James Stevens, 29/12/1909 born, 22/11/1940 enlisted, address: 3 George Street, Blairgowrie, Scotland, 8/3/42 captured Java. POW camps: Fukuoka No 11 camp, 10/1943, Capt Williams, 48 LAA Regt, Sgt Grandon 77 HAA Regt, 1/1945 Fukuoka No 1 camp, Lt Col Saunders, 21 LAA Regt, Sgt McNeill.
Info from Japanese POW index card: John Stevens, born 29/12/1890 at Bank Street, Blairgowrie, Scotland, address: Mrs Margaret Stevens, 3 George Street, Baligowrie, Scotland, father David, mother Annie.
Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1184, Netherlands East Indies, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 1079, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1899, POW, reported POW now not POW, previous List 1184, Netherlands East Indies.
John Stevens.
He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 48080, Stevens, J, L/Cpl,2764617, Army, captured 6/3/1942, liberated 2/7/1945, camp FU, Fukuoka, Japan. He is listed on the Fukuoka, Japan, POW Camp Roll: Stevens, James, Army, L/Cpl, camp x-772, 2764617, F 25/5/20. He is listed on Java Party No 16 Roll: 2764617, L/Cpl, Stevens J, CMP, arrived Changi 14/9/1943, overseas 20/9/1943.
James Stevens.
Extract from the Kirremuir Free Press and Angus Advertiser, 8/7/1942.
Prisoner of War in Japanese Hands.
Mrs Stevens who is employed in the shop of Mr A Lunan, Newsagent, Aylth has received official information that her husband L/cpl James Stevens, Corps of Military Police is a prisoner of war in Japanese hands at Java Camp.
Extract from the Dundee Courier, 12/7/43. HELD BY THE JAPS.
Mrs Stevens, c/o Kinlock Airlie Street, Alyth, has received intimation that her husband, L/Cpl Jas. Stevens, Corps of Military Police is a prisoner at Java Camp. He was reported missing in January of this year. Before enlisting he was employed in London as a painter. He is a native of Blairgowrie.
Extract from the Dundee Courier, 15/10/45.
A cable saying he is safe in Australia has been received from L/Cpl James Stevens, Corps of Military Police whose wife lives at 41 Airlie Street, Alyth. He is the second son of the late Mr David Stevens, and of Mrs Stevens, 6 Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie. He was in a camp in Java. L/Cpl Stevens served his apprenticeship with Mr A S Butchart, painter, Blairgowrie and worked in London before joining up. |
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