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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Goodship
Initials:A
Rank:Corporal
Army Number:5567556
Notes:CMP. CMP. 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy. Formerly Wiltshire Regiment, Cutts papers. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. 27/4/46 to discharge. He was born 1/8/1911, Enlisted 13/1/1933, Home address: 20 High Street, Devizes, Wilts. Prisons: Changi No1 POW Camp 15/2/1942 to 09/1945. Unit shown as Wiltshire Regiment, 9 Indian Div. No mention of CMP service in MI 9/Jap/No 10018 A.
Information from Japanese POW index card: Alfred Goodship, born 1/8/06 at Field Barn Enford, Wilts, occupation Farm Labourer, Unit 3 Indian Corps Pro Unit, home address: Mrs Hannah Goodship, 21 High Street, Devizes, Wilts.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 19703, Goodship, Alfred, L/Cpl, 5576556, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp roll, 1/11/1944: Goodship, Alfred, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 4872, old POW No. i/2990, 5567556.
Casualty List 948/23, Malaya, POW, shown on Wiltshire Regiment List.
Casualty List 1902/9, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 948, Malaya, shown on Wiltshire Regiment List.
23/5/94 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Medal. Defence Medal, War Medal. Unit Wiltshire Regt. Cpl.
Address:- Not shown.
Alfred Goodship.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾