| Surname: | Johnston |
| Initials: | I F T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 3132261 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Royal Scots Fusiliers. 15/12/40 Transferred to CMP. 12/8/47 Discharged. Ian Forbes Taylor Johnston. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Name also spelt Johnstone and Johnston in Cutts papers, Home address: Mrs J Johnston, 4 Cambridge Avenue, Pelrig, Edinburgh. Info from Japanese POW index card: Ian Forbes Taylor Johnston, 8/9/1918 born Glasgow, address: Jean Johnston, 4 Cambridge Avenue Edinburgh, Scotland, occupation Commercial Traveller, father James, mother Jean. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 27271, Johnston, Ian Forbes Taylor, L/Cpl, 3132261, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Johnston, Ian Forbes Taylor, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 6272, old POW No. i/3794, 3132261. Casualty List 793, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1148, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1905, Malaya, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1148, Malaya. Info from E Gp/Gen/J. I/101058. 313226, L/Cpl, Johnston, Ian Forbes Taylor, Corps 18 Div Pro Coy, CMP. Born 18/9/18. enlisted 15/9/?, Address:- 4 Cambridge Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland, captured Singapore 15/2/42, POW Camps, Changi, 17 miles from Singapore, 2/42 to 6/43, general coolie work, commander Col. Harris. Serelang Area, Changi, 6/43 to 6/44, Col. Holmes, Changi Goal, 6/44/ to 2/45, Col Newey, Kranji Hospital Camp, Singapore, 2/45 to 9/45, Col. Collins. Was there any W/T reception or transmission from any of A/M Camps ? Yes, can you give details, No., how much mail did you receive? 120 letters and cards, How long did it take ? 18 months, did you suffer from any serious illness ? Dysentery, Malaria, 9 months. Ian Forbes Taylor Johnston. |
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| Imprisonment: | Kranchi SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 |