| Surname: | Willey |
| Initials: | W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 3535206 |
| Notes: | POW. 3 Corps Pro Unit, POW. Enlisted in the Manchester Regiment, transferred to Loyal Regiment, attached to 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. CMP. Info from MI 9/JAP?No. 18920A: Born 20/6/18, enlisted 30/5/40 home address: Clay House, Ringway, Altringham, Cheshire. 15/2/42 captured Singapore. POW Camps: Changi Goal 1/3/42, Kinsiok 11/10/42, Hin Dato 15/3/43, Nakom Paton 23/3/44. Sabotage: Mixing wrong quantities of cement for runways. Info from Jap POW Card: Born 6/6/1918. fathers name Lawrence, Mothers name Eva, born Weaverham, Cheshire, address Mr R Lawrence Willey, Clay House, Clay Lane, Ring Way, Altringham Cheshire. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 54686. Willey, William, L/cpl, 3535206, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on Thailand Camp POW Roll: Willey, William, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. I 17064, old POW No. I 1504, former camp M-2446, 3535206, M-17/10/23. He is listed on Group I, Singapore POW Roll: 1304, 3535206, L/Cpl, Willey, W, CMP. Casualty List 782, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Loyal Regiment List. Casualty List 1649, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW in Japanese hands (Thailand), previous List 782, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Loyal Regiment List. Casualty List 1864, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1649, Malaya, shown on 2 Loyal Regiment List. William Willey. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|