| Surname: | Burton |
| Initials: | J P |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5046490 |
| Notes: | POW. Enlisted in the North Staffordshire Regiment, attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Coy,CMP. Japanese POW, captured Singapore 15/2/42. Info from Japanese POW index card: James P Burton, born 25/4/1912, 10 Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, home address: 39 Greenbane Road, Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, father James, mother Ellen. Listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese held territory: 7341, James P Burton, Cpl, 5046490, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 11/1/1945, camp FO, Formosa, Deceased. Listed on POW Camps Malaya List: Burton, James P, Army, Cpl, new POW No. I/1074, old POW No. M7201, 5046490, 14/11/17. Casualty List 912/31, Malaya, Missing, 2 Border Regiment, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 954/22, Malaya, now POW previously reported Missing on List 512, 15/2/1942, attached 11 Indian Div Pro Coy. Casualty List 1944/11, corrections, POW, previously reported Missing now reported Died 10/1/1945, Malaya, attached 11 Div Pro Coy, rank W/Cpl. Casualty List 2053/3, corrections, casualty to the following soldier whose name appeared on previous Lists with date of casualty incorrectly reported or not reported, occurred on dates as now shown, previous List 1944/11, 11/1/1945. GSM 1918 Palestine. Medal card not found. James Patrick Burton. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: WO 100/405 Page: 18 June 27, 1940) |
| Citation: | Clasp Palestine awarded as Pte. 1 Border Regiment, No. 5046490. |
Prisoner of War Record: | |
| Imprisonment: | TAIHOKU 6 CAMP, TAIWAN GERMANY 🇩🇪 |
Casualty Record: | |
| Date of Death: | Jan. 11, 1945 |
| Company: | UNKNOWN |
| CWGC Link: | 2220839 |
| Cemetery: | SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY, HONG KONG ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° |
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