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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Hayes
Initials:G
Rank:Sergeant
Army Number:1065785
Notes:CMP. POW, Formerly Royal Artillery transferred to CMP. 11/6/48 to discharge. Captured 9/3/42 Java. Shown as in Java in Cutts papers.
MI9/Jap/No. 86510A. Born 12/9/1906, Re Enlisted 12/11/1934. No Home address given, Prisons: Tanjong Priok (Java) March 1942, Changi Oct 1942, Kuching (Borneo) Nov 1942 until release.
Info from Japanese POW card index: George Hayes, born 22/9/1906 at London, occupation soldier, address; 1065785 Sgt Hayes, CMP, c/o War Office London.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 22952, Hayes, G, Sgt, 1065785, Army, captured 9/2/1942, liberated no record, camp BO, Borneo. He is listed in the Java No 2 Working Party POW List, 1065785, Hayes, G, Sgt, CMP, ex Malaya, arrived 26/9/1942 depart 9/10/1942 overseas.
Casualty List 765/12 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942.
Casualty List 1118/10, Malaya, previously reported Missing now POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942, rank A/Sgt.
Casualty List 1905/15, Malaya, previously reported POW now not POW, previous list 1118, Malaya.
24/2/49 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal.
Address:- 73 Raymond Road, Leicester, Leicestershire.
George Hayes.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Java INDONESIA 🇮🇩