| Surname: | Payne |
| Initials: | G W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 842789 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 31/12/34 enlisted Royal Artillery, 5/2/41 transferred to CMP. 15/5/46 discharged. George William Payne. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Seen up-country and believed to be safe, Cutts papers 18/10/1944. Born 16/6/18 enlisted 31/12/34, address: 4 Montrose Ave, Seymour Street, Hull. No camp details given. Info from MI 9/JAP/ No. 82712A. Info from Japanese POW card index: George William Payne. Born 16/6/1916 at 30 Peenham Street, Hull, home address: Father George Payne, 30 Peenham Street Hull, occupation Cinema Attendant, mother Lillian. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory; 38934, Payne, George, William, L/Cpl, 842789, Army, Captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on POW Camps Thailand Roll: Payne, George William, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 12610, old POW No. 3698, former camp M-2616, 842789, M-17/10/24. He is listed on Group No. 1 Working Party Roll: 842789, L/Cpl, Payne, G W, CMP. Casualty List 767, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1351, Malaya, previously posted Missing now reported POW in Japanese hands, previous List 767, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1919, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1351, Malaya. George William Payne. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|