| Surname: | Green |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2979595 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Proceeded from Bancok to Japan, Cutts papers. Born 21/1/1914, enlisted 11/9/1934, Home address: 12 Woodside Avenue, Mount Ellen, Gartcosh, Scotland. Prisons: Changi 17/2/1942 to 5/11/1942, Thailand 10/11/1942 to 9/6/1944, Amagasaki (Os31, Osaka, Japan), 31/8/1944 to 20/5/1944, Takioka, (Na-7,Takaoka, #6-b, Nomachi, Japan), 21/5/1945 to 8/9/1945. MI 9/Jap No43658A. Award: Indian General Service Medal 1936. Information from Japanese POW Index Card: Alexander Green. Born 21/1/14 at Coatbridge, Scotland, home address: 120 Annathill by Coatbridge, Scotland, father Samuel, mother Mary. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 20334, Green, Alexander, L/Cpl, 2979595, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp NA, Nagoya, Japan. He is listed on POW sent to Japan from Thailand 11/1944: Green, Alexander, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. II 41834, old POW No. II 5696, 2979595. He is listed on Roll for Nagoya POW Camp, Japan. Casualty List 766/12, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 945/19, POW previously reported missing, previously shown on List 766 as missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 765/19, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1910/7, POW, previously listed as POW not now POW, previous List 945, Malaya. 7/4/61 He was awarded the IGSM, 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- not shown. Alexander Green. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Indian General Service Medal 1936 (London Gazette: WO 100/498 Page: 11 Dec. 3, 1938) |
| Citation: | Clasp: North West Frontier 11936-1937 awarded as 2979595 Pte A Green, 2 A & S H. |
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| Imprisonment: | Japan JAPAN 🇯🇵 |