| Notes: | CMP. 18 Div Pro Coy. POW. Formerly Royal Norfolk Regiment, transferred to CMP. Involved in the execution of officer traitor Capt P Heenan and escaped from Singapore on Motor Launch ML31 with senior officers and 4 CMP , they were captured later and arrived back in Singapore 23/5/42. (see chapter 14 Story of Singapore Traitor by P Elphick & M Smith). He was probably the man who carried out the execution in Keppel harbour. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 20/10/1905, Enlisted 19/1/1924. Home Address: 2 Village Cottages, Soarning, East Dereham, Norfolk. Captured Penerang Island, Banka Straits, 27/5/1942. Camp: Changi 3/6/1942 to 26/6/1945, Gen Percival, Lt Col Holmes, Capt English OC Pro Coy. Home address: Mrs H Wright, 2 Village Hall Cottage, East Derham, Norfolk. Info from: M.I.9/JAP/No.31177A.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Reginald George Edward Wright, born 20/10/1905 at Bury St Edmunds, address: Mrs Wright, 2 Village Hall, Scarning, East Dereham, Norfolk, occupation foreman labourer and plasterer, father George, mother Elizabeth.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 56385, Wright, Reginald G E, Sgt, 5767901, Army, captured 15/2/1942 (27/5/1942) liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed in Nominal Roll of Changi Prison dated 5/9/1945. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Wright, Reginald, Army, Sgt, new POW No. 11688, old POW No. i/6764, 5767901.
Casualty List 794, Malaya, missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1166, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 794, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1907, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1166, Malaya.
Reginald George Edward White |
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