| Surname: | Richards |
| Initials: | G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 853727 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. He enlisted in the Royal Artillery,Coast, 27/7/1941 transferred to CMP. 30/7/46 discharged. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 16/7/1918, enlisted forgotten, home address: 173 St Anne's Road, Oxley, Wolverhampton. Prisons: Fulaton Hospital, 13/2/1942 to 2/3/1942, Camp Leader Col Sir J Taylor, Changi Camp, 2/3/1942 to 8/1945, Camp leader Col ?E B Holmes, MC. Info from MI 9/Jap/ No. 14207A. Info from Japanese POW card index: George Richards, born 16/7/1917 at Birmingham, address: Mrs h Richards, 4/69 Great Russell Street, Birmingham, occupation Labourer. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 42156, Richards, George, L/Cpl, 853727, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Richards, George, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 9019, old POW No. i/5295, 853727. He is listed on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. Casualty Roll 765, Malaya Missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1152, Malaya, posted as missing now POW., previous list 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1921, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1152, Malaya. William Roger Richards. He is mentioned in 7689015 L/Cpl Harry Thorpe's story "And to think I volunteered" which can be found on www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |