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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Grime
Initials:L
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:3535991
Notes:POW. Enlisted in the 1 Manchester Regiment, attached to 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, CMP, in Cutts papers. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Born 25/8/1919, enlisted 15/8/1940. Home address: 3 Chadwick Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancs. Prison: Changi 15/2/1942 till release.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Lawrence Grime, born 25/8/1919, occupation Labourer, born 188 Church Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, home address: Mrs M A Grime, 3 Chadwick Street, Little Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, father William, Mother Mary Ann. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 2028, Grime, Lawrence, L/Cpl, 3535991, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Grime, Lawrence, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 5070, old POW No. i/3102, 3535991.
Casualty List 777/13, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, listed on 1 Manchester Regiment List.
Casualty List 952/19, Malaya, now POW previously reported Missing on List 777, 15/2/1942, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List. Casualty List 1914/18, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 952, Malaya, shown on 1 Manchester Regiment List.
Medal card not found.
Lawrence Grime.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾