| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Formerly Manchester Regiment, transferred to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Seen up-country and are believed to be still safe, Cutts papers 18/10/1944.
Info from MI 9/JAP No. 21534 A. Born 30/1/1915, enlisted 8/1930, home address: C/O New Ferry Hotel, New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Prison Camps: Changi 15/2/1942, General Percival, Col Castor PM, Thailand 5/11/1942, Col Swinton, Formosa, 10/6/1944, Col Kilpatrick. .
Info from Japanese POW card index: Reginald St Leven Walker born 30/1/1915 at Lord Stevens Hospital, Stoke, Devonport, address: Mr Thomas Wright Walker c/o New Ferry Hotel, New Ferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire, occupation Milkman, father Thomas Wright Walker, mother Margaret Anne Walker.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 52245. Walker, Reginald St L, Sgt, 3524581, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FO, Formosa. He is listed on Nominal Roll of POW sent to Thailand up to 1/11/1944: Walker Reginald St Leven, Army, Sgt, new POW No. II 45201, old POW No. VI 5585, 3524581. He is listed on Taiwan POW Camp Roll: Walker, Reginald, Army, Sgt, POW No. IV 1043, former camp Thai 69-54, 3524581, 10/10/19. He is listed on No. 2 Group Roll: 3524581, Sgt, Walker R St L, CMP, Taiwan.
Casualty List 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1525, previously reported Missing now reported POW in Japanese hands, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1877, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1525 corrected by 1534, Malaya.
Reginald St Leven Walker. |
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