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Corps of Military Police Record

Surname:Porter
Initials:J
Rank:Lance Corporal
Army Number:7689150
Notes:CMP. POW. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore.
Info from Japanese POW card index: Born 8/3/1911, 19 Frances Street, Fulford Road York,occupation railway labourer, address: Violet May Porter, 21 Alma Terrace, Fulford Road, York, father Robert, mother Edith. POW No. 13041 new, 5836 old. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. He is shown in a list for British 4 Group (working party).
He is listed on No. 4 Group Working Party Roll: 7689150, L/Cpl, Porter, J, CMP.
Casualty Roll 765/13, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942.
Casualty List 945/19, now POW previously reported missing, previously shown on List 765 as missing 15/2/1942.
Casualty List 1877/14, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1945, Malaya.
1/3/50 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal.
Address:- 27 Alma Terrace, Fulford Road, York, Yorks.
James Porter.

York Newspaper, 25/3/42: Missing in Action. Cpl J Porter (31) Corps of Military Police, Youngest son of Mrs R Porter, 19 Frances Street, York. Wife lives at 27 Alma Terrace, Fulford, York.
Prisoner of War Record:
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