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Surname:Cox
Initials:H
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:3526388
Notes:POW. 11 Indian Div Pro Coy. He enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, attached to 11 Indian Div Pro Unit. Captured Singapore 15/2/42. Formerly 2 Border Regiment attached to 11 (India) Div Pro Coy. Home address: 127 Armitage Street, Manchester.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Harold Cox. Born 19/7/1913 at Hardwick, Manchester, occupation Regular Soldier, home address as above, father George, mother Mary.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese occupied territory: 11417, Cox, Harold, L/Cpl, 3526388, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FO, Formosa. He is listed on Taiwan POW Roll, 1/11/1944: Cox, Harold, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. VI 1127, Old POW No. M 7225, 3526388, 14/11/17.
Casualty List 779/16, Malaya, Missing, attached to 11 Div Pro Unit, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Border Regiment List.
Casualty List 1098/6, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, attached 11 Div Pro Unit, previous List 779, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Border Regiment List.
Casualty List 1883/14, previously reported POW now not POW, attached 11 Div Pro Unit, previous List 1098, Malaya, shown on 2 Border Regiment List.
Medal card not found.
Harold Cox.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Taihoku 6, Taiwan TAIWAN 🇹🇼