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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Martin
Initials:J
Rank:Sergeant
Army Number:6086609
Notes:CMP. POW. Formerly Queen's Regiment, 19/121/1937 transferred to CMP. 25/12/1941 Captured Hong Kong.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Jack Martin, 10/6/1917 born at Hazelmere, address: Mr G T S Martin, Mountain Ash, Avondale Road, Fleet, Hampshire, father George John Simon, mother Emma.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 33633, Martin, Jack, L/Cpl, 6086609, captured 24/12/1941, liberated 2/9/1945. He is listed on Oeyama POW Camp Roll: 41, 6086609, L/Cpl, Martin, Jack, age 27, C of E, CMP.
Casualty List 718/10, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941.
Casualty List 866/18, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941.
Casualty List 1910/7, POW, previously listed as POW not now POW, previous List 866, Hong Kong.
24/1/51 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal.
Address:- not shown.
Jack Martin.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Not Known GERMANY 🇩🇪