| Surname: | Giles |
| Initials: | T G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 6140650 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Formerly East Surrey Regiment. 5/2/41 Transferred to CMP. 24/4/46 Discharged. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Seen up country 28/10/1944 Cutts papers dated 18/10/44. He was born 11/7/1914, enlisted 12/3/1934. Home address: 10 Chichester Street, Paddington, London W8. Prisons: Wung Lung 15/10/1942, Camp 211 12/5/1943, Camp 248 16/10/1943, Chung Ki 7/1/1944. On rear of MI9/Jap for under 4. Sabotage. Did you do any sabotage or destruction of enemy factory plant, war material, communications, etc. while employed in working parties or during escape. (give details, places and names). Sand in petrol, stole parts of wireless and motor cars. Stole medical kit and gave to our MO Capt Sunderland. Stole axes and Hammers and shovels and threw in river. under 5. Did you observe any courageous acts performed by allied personnel? (Give names, places, etc.) Maj Graham MO did very good work at camp 211. Information from Japanese POW index card: Thomas George Giles. Born Paddington London, 17/7/14, occupation Pastry Cook, home address: 10 Chichester Street, Paddington, London W9, mother Alice. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: Giles, Thomas, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. II 7207, old POW No. II 5690, former camp M-7503, 6140650. Casualty List 766/12, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1300/3, Malaya, reported missing now POW in Japanese hands, previous report 766, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1914/19, previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 1300, Malaya. 5/1/49 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal. He has a 2nd Medal no date card showing the Defence Medal. Address:- 10 Chichester Road, Paddington, London W 2. Thomas George Giles. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|