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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Holley
Initials:A
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:166820
Notes:CMP. POW. Enlisted Royal Army Service Corps, transferred to CMP. 2/11/46 discharged. Alexander Holley. Captured 3/3/42 Java.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Alexander Holley, born 11/10/1915 at Chelsea, London SW10, address: Mrs A J Holley, 48 Riverside Gardens, Hammersmith, London, father Alfred William, mother Agnes Josephine.
He is listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 24645, Holley, Alexander, L/Cpl, 166820, Army, captured 8/3/1942, liberated, 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Roll of POW's sent from Java to Malaya, 1/11/1944: Holly, Alexander, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. II 5297, 166820, 14/5/19.
Casualty List 1079/12, Netherlands East Indies, Missing, 1/2/1943.
Casualty List 1880/7, Netherlands East Indies, previously posted as missing now reported POW, previous List 1079, 1/2/1943.
Casualty List 1997/9, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1180, Netherlands East Indies.
Medal card not found.
Alexander Holley.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Java INDONESIA 🇮🇩