| Surname: | Bean |
| Initials: | L W |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer II |
| Army Number: | 5436605 |
| Notes: | POW. 11 Indian Div Pro Coy. 19/9/1934 he enlisted in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit. Home address: 28 Woodlands View, West Looe, Cornwall. Captured Singapore 15/2/42. Camps 15/2/42 to 25/10/42 Changi, Singapore, 14/11/42 to 5/8/43 Taihokli, Taiwan, 8/8/43 to 21/2/45 Kinkasaki, Taiwan, 10/3/45 to 8/3/45 Kawasaki, Japan. Info from Japanese POW index card: Lionel William Bean, Born 3/5/1916 39 Sibley Grove, East Ham, London, occupation Regular Soldier, home address: 28 Woodland View, West Looe, Cornwall, occupation Regular Soldier, mother Ethel. Listed on British POW's held in Japan or on Japanese Territory: 3237, Bean, Lionel W, CSM, 5436605, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945. Listed on Taiwan POW Camp List, 1/11/1944, Bean, Lionel W, Army, CSM, new POW No. 1007, new POW No. M7198, 5436605, 14/11/17. Casualty List 765/9, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown as Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Casualty List 943/27, Malaya, now POW previously reported missing on List 765, 15/2/1942, shown as Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Casualty List 1886/14, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 943, Malaya, shown as Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Medal card not found. Lionel William Bean. |
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| Imprisonment: | TAIHOKU 6 CAMP, TAIWAN GERMANY 🇩🇪 |