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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Lofthouse
Initials:D A
Rank:Sergeant
Army Number:7592129
Notes:POW. Royal Army Ordnance Corps attached to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Shown as RAOC attached Southern Area Pro Coy CMP in Cutts papers.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Donald Arthur Lofhouse, born 24/12/1911 at 81 Greyswood, London W1, address: mother Louie Lofthouse, 28 Pound Street, Newbury, Berkshire. Shown as RAOC attached to Corps of Military Police on this card.
He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 30931, Lofthouse, Donald A, Sgt, 7592129, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Lofthouse, Donald Arthur, Army, Sgt, new POW No. 6968, old POW No.i/4148,7592128. He is listed in RAOC Pilot Roll: 7592129 Sgt, Lofthouse, D A, att. CMP, CHA (Changi).
Casualty List 788/32, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942, shown on RAOC List.
Casualty List 1157/9, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 788, 15/2/1942, shown on REME List. Casualty List 1898/9, previously reported POW not now POW, previous List 1157, Malaya, shown on REME List.
Medal card not found.
Donald Arthur Lofthouse.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾