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Surname:Gardner
Initials:L P
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:3054708
Notes:POW. L of C Pro Coy. He enlisted in the Royal Scots transferred to 2 Gordon Highlanders, attached to L of C Pro Coy, CMP in Cutt's papers. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. HP (hospital) Changi Cutts papers. Were seen up country and believed to be still safe Cutts papers dated 18/10/44.
Information from Japanese Card Index: Lewis Paul Gardner. Born 18/4/1918 at 23 Greenside Road, Edinburgh, occupation Transport Driver, Unit L of C Pro Unit, Home address: Mrs M Gardner, 23 Greenside Road, Edinburgh, mother Mary. He is listed in Nominal Roll of Changi Prison dated 5/9/1945.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 18465, Gardner, Lewis Paul, L/cpl, 3054708, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malays. He is listed on the Changi Jail Roll, 5/9/1945. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp List, 1/11/1944: Gardner, Lewis Paul, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No.4611, old POW No. i/2857,3054708, He is listed on No.1 POW Camp, Singapore, Registration Cards: Gardner, Lewis, 3054708, i/2857, LCpl, CMP, Transport Driver, 1/2857.
Casualty List 773, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 1137, Malaya, previously posted Missing now reported POW, previous List 773, 15/2/1943, shown on 1 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 2062, Malaya, previously reported POW now not POW. previous List 1137, Malaya, shown o 2 Gordon Highlanders List.
Lewis Paul Gardner.
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Imprisonment: Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇭