| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. The following information received from Cpl Porter, Fortress Pro Coy at present in River Valley Camp, and was passed to him by Lieut Wooldridge up country: At present at River Valley Camp, Cpl Porter, L/Cpl Bew Fortress Coy, L/Cpl Box L of C Coy, L/Cpl Thorpe 18 Div Coy, Sgt Fairhead 18 Div Pro Coy, Cutts papers, 18/10/1944. Home address: 19 Sandon View, Leeds 10.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Harry Thorpe, 4/6/1912 born Leeds 10, address: Mrs Susan Thorpe, Sandon View, Leeds 10, father Harry, mother May.
He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 50405, Thorpe, Harry, L/Cpl, 7689015, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945. He is listed on Thailand No. 10 Group, Saigon Roll, 9/1945: 801. 45011, 7689015, British, L/Cpl, Thorpe Harry. He is listed on POW sent to Japan, 11/1944: Thorpe, Harry, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. VII 45011, old POW No. VII 2229, 7689015. He is listed on Camp No. 13 Nominal Roll: 45011, 7689015, British, Army, L/Cpl, Thorpe, Harry. He is listed on Overseas & Overland Parties, 18 Division, 1942: 7689015, L/Cpl, Thorpe, H, 81
Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1110, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1877, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1207 corrected by 1110, Malaya.
Harry Thorpe.
L/Cpl Thorpe's war time story can be found in www.far-eatern-heroes.org.uk |
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