| Surname: | Marr |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7690110 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Kranji hospital 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Info from Japanese POW index card: James Marr, born Hope Street, Arbroath, Angus Scotland, occupation Labourer, address Mrs Janet Marr, Hillfoot Terrace, Tarbert, Argyllshire, mother Besse. 26/3/46 to discharge. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 33348, Marr, James, L/Cpl, 7690110, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/9145, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malay Camp POW Roll: Marr, James, Army, L/Cpl, New POW No. 7439, old POW No.i/4502,, 7690110. Casualty List 767/16, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1150/19, Malaya, posted missing now POW. previous list 767, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1435/13, Malaya, previously posted missing now reported POW, previous list 1150, rank L/Cpl.. Casualty List 1921/5, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1150 corrected by 1435, Malaya. 2/3/50 He was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal. Address:- Brunswick Street, Tarbert, Argyll, Scotland. James Marr. Extract from the Arbroath Herald 11/6/1943. Lance Corporal Jas Marr, Corps of Military Police , 16 Millgate, Loos, who is a Prisoner in Japanese hands. (Entry has a picture of L/Cpl Marr in civilian clothes.) |
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| Imprisonment: | Kranchi SINGAPORE 🇸🇬 |