| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, transferred to CMP. Captured, transferred to CMP. 15/2/42 Singapore. Went from Bangkok to Japan, Cutts papers 18/10/1944.
Info from MI 9/JAP/ No. 43659A: Born 15/1/1918, enlisted 14/3/1916, home address: 2 Bonner Place, Tipping Street, Manchester. Prison Camps: Changi 17/2/42 to 5/10/1942, Col Holmes and Capt Boxall, Thailand 10/11/1942 to 9/8/1944, Lt Col Swinton, Col Pine-Coffin, Amagasaki, Japan 31/8/9144 to 20/5/1945, Capt Blynn, Lt Evans. Sabotage, Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, War Material, communications etc. white employed in working parties or during escape: Otant Steel Works, Amagasaki, Oiaka, Destroyed two dynamos causing fire to burn out the electric power house.
Info from Japanese POW card index: James Ward, born 13/1/1918 at 10 Nash Street, Ardwick, Manchester, address: Mother Martha Ward, 10 Nash Street, Ardwick, Manchester. Occupation Labourer.
Liberated from Nagoya 6B Nomachi (Takaoka) August 1945, address: 2 Bonner Place, Tipping Street, Ardwick, Manchester. (info from Manchester's Forum).
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 52668. Ward, James, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated2/9/1945, camp MA Malaya. He is listed on POW sent to Japan from Thailand 11/1944: Ward, James, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. II 45249, old POW No. II 5881, 3528447. He is listed on Nagoya POW Camp, Japan Roll, 15/8/1945: Ward, James, Army, L/cpl, 3528447.
Casualty Roll 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1249, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1910, POW, previously listed as POW not now POW, previous List 1249, Malaya.
James Ward. |
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