| Surname: | Reid |
| Initials: | W R |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7689893 |
| Notes: | CMP. Enlisted in to CMP. 18 Div Pro Coy. POW. POW. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 2/10/08, enlisted 7/9/40, address: 10 Wallender Park Crescent, Edinburgh 9. Prisons: Changi Goal 15/2/42 to 24/4/43, Gen. Percival, Lt Col Homes, Capt English, OC 18 Div Pro Coy, Sonkrai 21/5/43 to 1/8/43, Lt Col Hington, Tanbaya, Burma 7/8/43 to 7/11/43 Lt Col Hutchinson, Kamburi 12/11/43 to 12/12/43 Lt Col Houston, Sime Road Singapore 24/12/43 to 23/3/44 Lt Col Newey, Changi Goal 24/3/44 to 26/8/45 Lt Col Homes. Info from: M.I.9/JAP/No.31172A. Info from Japanese POW card index: William Roger Reid, born 8/10/1908 at Linlithgow, West Lothian, address: Mrs M C Reid, 10 Warrender Park Crescent, Edinburgh 9, occupation Gardener, mother Annie. 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: 41901, Reid, William R, L/Cpl, 7689893, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is Listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Reid, William Roger, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 8967, old POW No. i/5267, 7689893. Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1150, Malaya, reported missing now POW, previously list 793, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1152, Malaya, posted as missing now POW, previous list 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1925, previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 1152, Malaya. William Roger Reid. |
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| Imprisonment: | KAMI SANKURI CAMP NO1 THAILAND 🇹🇠|