Surname: | Pratt |
Initials: | W |
Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Army Number: | 2818018 |
Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Birmingham and resided in Inverness and formerly served in the Seaforth Highlanders, transferred to CMP. No inscription on gravestone. Captured 25/12/1941 in Hong Kong. 25/12/1941 casualty lists 706 to 721, Hong Kong, Missing. 5/9/1942 Died from diphtheria. Info from Japanese POW index card: Walter Pratt, 26/3/1913 born Birmingham, address: Mrs J Stuart, 14 East Comwell Street, Leith Scotland, father James Alec, mother Jessie. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 40653, Pratt, Walter, L/Cpl, 2818018, Army, captured 15/2/1942, died 5/9/1942, camp HK, Hong Kong. Her is listed on the Hong Kong POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944, Pratt, Walter, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 3389, old POW No. 3389, 2818018, d 17/9/6. He is listed on the Hong Kong Death Register: 155, Pratt, Walter, Died 5/9/1942, 2818018, died from diphtheria, English, L/Cpl, Military Police. Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1095, List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on list 718, 25/12/41, rank U/A/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1950, POW, previously reported POW now reported Died, 5/9/1942, previous List 866 corrected by 1095, Hong Kong. Walter Pratt. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: WO 100/507 Page: 28 None) |
Citation: | Clasp: Palestine, awarded as 2818018 Pte. 1 Seaforth Highlanders. |
Decoration: | General Service Medal 1918 (London Gazette: WO 100/507 Page: 28 March 11, 1940) |
Citation: | Clasp: Palestine, awarded as 2818018 Pte. 1 Seaforth Highlanders. |
Prisoner of War Record: | |
Imprisonment: | Stanley HONG KONG ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° |
Casualty Record: | |
Date of Death: | Sept. 5, 1942 |
Company: | Hong Kong Command |
CWGC Link: | 2815379 |
Cemetery: | STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY, HONG KONG ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° |
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