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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:MacDonald
Initials:N
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:810979
Notes:CMP. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. POW. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery, 18/3/1935 to Army Reserve para 179 (i), 15/8/1940 re enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry, later Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, transferred to CMP. 26/2/46 discharged. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Number shown as 810879 and 810979 in Cutts papers. Born 30/3/11, enlisted 15/8/40, home address: C/O Stoddart, 87 Garnet Hill Street, Glasgow C3. POW Camp: Changi Goal, Singapore 15/2/42 to 1/9/45, Col Holmes MC. Info From: M.I.(/JAP. No.15039A.
Info from Japanese POW index card: Norman Macdonald., born 30/23/1911 at 9 West End Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, occupation travelling manufacturer, address: Mother Mrs Margaret Stoddart, 87 Garnet Hill Street, Garnet Hill, Glasgow C 3, father William, mother Margaret. Show and Southern Area Pro Coy on this card. POW No. 7156 new, i/4436 old.
He is listed 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: 31898, MacDonald, Norman, L/Cpl, 810979, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is named on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: MacDonald, Norman, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No.7156, Old POW No. i/4436, 810979.
Casualty List 765 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1150, Malaya, posted missing now POW. previous list 767, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1920, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1150, Malaya.
Norman MacDonald.
Prisoner of War Record:
Imprisonment: Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾