| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. He enlisted in the Queen's Royal Regiment 3/10/1940 transferred to East Surrey Regiment. 25/1/41 Transferred to CMP. 20/6/46 Discharged. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 12/7/1912, enlisted 15/8/1942, home address: 50 Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth. Prison Camps: Southern Area Changi, 17/2/1942 to 10/3/1943, Col Holmes, Selerang 10/3/1943 to 7/6/1944, Roberts Hospital, 20/3/1943 to 28/3/1943, Changi Gaol 9/6/1944 to 15/9/1945, Dillon. Info from MI(/JAP/ No 15396A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Lawrence Roy Francis Wells, born Sunnyside, Springfield Road, Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, address: Mother Annie Rosanna Wells, 50 Beswick Avenue, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, occupation Grocer.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory; 53572. Wells Lawrence Roy T, L/cpl, 6102894, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on the Malaya POW Camp Roll: Wells, Lawrence Roy Francis, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 11168, old POW No. i/6465, 6102894.
He is listed in Nominal Roll of Changi Prison dated 5/9/1945.
Casualty Roll 765, Malaya, Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1166, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942.
Casualty List 1920, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1166, Malaya.
Lawrence Roy Francis Wells. |
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