| Notes: | POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, attached to Singapore Fortress Pro Coy, CMP.. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. He was born 27/7/1916, enlisted 8/4/1940, home address: 150 Church Street, Bradford, Manchester. Camps: Changi 17/2/1942 to 5/11/1942, Col Holmes, Capt Boxall J W, Thailand 10/11/1942 to 9/6/1944 Lt Col Swinton, Col Pne-Coffin, Amagasaki, Japan, 31/8/44 to 20/5/1945 Capt Hall, CSM Lord, Takioka, Japan Capt Blynn, Lt Evans. Info from MI9/JAP/No.43659 A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Sidney Ward, born 27/7/1916 at 150 Church Street, Manchester, address: father 150 Church Street, Manchester, occupation Labourer, mother Mary Janet.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 52709. Ward, Sidney, L/Cpl, 3534736, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on POW Camp Thailand Roll: Ward, Sidney, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. IV 16692, old POW No. IV 5632, former camp M-2625, 3534736,
He is shown in a list for British 4 Group (working party).
Casualty List 779, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List. Casualty List 1217, Malaya, previously posted Missing now reported POW, previous List 779, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List. Casualty List 1444, Malaya, previously posted Missing now reported POW, 15/2/1942, rank should read L/Cpl, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List. Casualty List 1870, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List, 1217 corrected by List 1444, Malaya, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List.
Sidney Ward.
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