| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted in to CMP, 18 Div Pro Coy. Captured at Singapore 25/5/1942. He was not involved in the execution of officer traitor Capt P Heenan and escaped from Singapore on Motor Launch ML31 with senior officers and 4 other CMP, they were captured later. (see Story of Singapore Traitor by P Elphick & M Smith). He was placed on the launch because he was married and very young. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Home address: The Causeway Cycle Shop, Tatton, Southampton.
Born 28/2/1916, enlisted 10/10/1940, home address: Homeway, Woodlands Road, Woodlands, Nr Southampton. Captured on Penang Island, Banka Straits. Prison Camp: Changi, Singapore 3/6/1942 to 26/9/1945, Lt Col Holmes, Lt Col Newey. Info fro MI9/JAP/No.31187A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Reginald George Stride, born Lyndhurst, Hampshire, address: Elizabeth Stride, Causeway Cycle Shop, Totton, Southampton, occupation Cycle Dealer, father George, mother Mary. POW No. 10255 new, i/5986 old.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 48656, Stride, Reginald George, L/Cpl, 7690145, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/194, Camp MA, Malaya. He is listed in the Malaya Camp Roll: Stride, Reginald George, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 10250, old POW No. i/5986, , 7690145. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945: 7690145, L/Cpl Stride, R G, CMP
Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1147, Malaya, previously reported missing now POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1159, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1925, previously reported POW not now POW, previous List 1159, Malaya.
Reginald George Stride. |
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