| Surname: | Corness |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 872003 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Royal Artillery, 27/7/1940 transferred to CMP Captured 15/2/1942 Singapore. Were seen up country and believed to be still safe Cutts papers dated 18/10/44. Born 15/7/1918 Liverpool. Address: 56 Tunstall Street. Liverpool 7. Enlisted 6/2/1937. POW Camps: Changi 15/2/42 Col Holmes, Bampong 1/11/44 Col Holmes, Chunkai 21/12/42 Col Badgett, RAMP, Kinabo 15/4/43 Col Lilley, kanburi 13/4/43 Maj Reid, Tamuwan 30/5/45 RSM Cristopher, Takuri 2/7/45 RSM Smith. John Corness.. Ref MI9/Jap/85056A. Info from Japanese POW index card: John Corness. Born 15/7/1918 at Liverpool, occupation Labourer, home address:- 105 Edgeware Street, Liverpool, father William, mother Phoebe. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese occupied territory: 11100, Corness, John, L/Cpl, 872003, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp, TH, Thailand. He is listed on Thailand POW roll 1/11/1944: Corness, John, Army, Cpl, new POW No. IV 4987, old POW No. II 5390, previous camp M-?, 872003. Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1217, Malaya Previously reported missing now POW, previous List 766, 15/2/1942, previously shown as L/Cpl with initial S. Casualty List 1912, previously reported POW now not POW, previous Lists 1217 corrected by 1221 & 1270, Malaya. John Corness. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|