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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Ellis
Initials:I B
Rank:Staff Sergeant
Army Number:2876259
Notes:CMP. MPSC. POW. Formerly Gordon Highlanders, 3/8/41 transferred to CMP later MPSC. 19/5/46 discharged. Ian Barlett Ellis. Born 6/3/1913 at Stonehaven, Scotland, enlisted 30/5/1935. Home address: Rose Cottage, Catterline, Stoneavon, Kincardinshire, occupation Farm Labourer. Prison Camp: Changi, Singapore, 15/2/1942 captured Changi. Father William, Mother Jessie. Information from MI9/JAP/No.16818A and Japanese POW card.
He is named on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 145597, S/Sgt, 2876259, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is named on Malaya POW Camp List 1/11/1944: Ellis, Ian Bartlett, Army, S/Sgt, new POW No. 4100, old POW No. i/2590, 2876259.
Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942 shown as CMP. Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1129, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 766, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1920, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1129, Malaya.
Ian Bartlett Ellis.
Prisoner of War Record:
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