Corps of Military Police

Cap Badge of the Corps of Military Police (King George VI)
Soldier Details:
Surname: Wooldridge
Initials:   T.W.
Rank:   Lieutenant
Army No.:  191309
Notes:   CMP. Discharged to Commission. London Gazette 35192, page 3448, 17/6/41. General List. The undermentioned to be 2/Lt's 27/5/41 CSM Thomas William Wooldridge (191309) from CMP. 2 i/c Singapore Fortress and Southern Area Pro Coy's. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Seen up country and believed still safe, Cutts papers 18/10/1944. Relinquished commission 13/1/46 rank of Lt. Info from Jap POW card No.5530. Woodridge Thomas William, born 7/3/1893, British, Corps of Military Police. Date of capture, 9/2/15, from Farnborough, Hants, wife Martha Woodridge, Woodland, Tremont? Victoria, Australia, mother Margaret. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory:56054. Wooldridge, Thomas W, Lt. 191309, Army, captured 15/2/1942 liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is shown in a list for British 4 Group (working party). Casualty List 823 (Officers), Malaya, Missing, General List, Wooldridge, WS/Lt, T W, 191309, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1000 (Officers), Malaya, previously reported Missing now POW, Wooldridge, WS/Lt, TW, 191309, previous List 823, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1984 (Officers), previously reported POW now not POW, General List, Wooldrigeg, W/Lt T W, 191309, previous List 1009, Malaya. See No. 7682780 L/Cpl Wooldridge for more details. Thomas William Wooldridge.

POW Details:
Camp: Thailand     THAILAND
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