| Surname: | Rowe |
| Initials: | D W |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5625217 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Devonshire Regiment. 19/4/1941 transferred to CMP. 27/4/1946 Discharged. William Daniel Rowe. Captured 8/3/42 Java. Born 28/1/1919, enlisted 16/5/1940, home address: Ophay Farm, Axminster, Devon. Prison Camps: Jouta, Java 8/3/1942 to 15/9/1943, Col Lane, Kamdo No.11 Camp, 14/10/1943 to 3/12/1944, Capt Williams, Fukuoka No1 Camp Japan, 3/12/1944 to 4/8/1945, Col Saunders, Moji No.4 Camp, Japan 4/8/1945 to 13/9/1945, Flight Lieutenant Foot. Info from MI9/JAP/No.43665. Casualty List 1186, Netherlands, East Indies, CMP, Previously reported missing now reported POW. 1/2/1943. Info from Japanese POW card index: Daniel William Rowe, born 28/1/1919 at Axminster, address: Mr Felix Rowe, Uphay House, Axminster, Devon, father Felix, mother Elisabeth Olive. He is listed on British POW held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 43616, Rowe, Daniel W, L/cpl, 5625217, Army, captured 8/3/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FU, Fukuoka, Japan. He is listed on POW transported from Dutch East Indies to Japan: Rowe, Daniel William, Army, L/Cpl, POW No. 3465, 5625217, 9/2/18. He is listed on Moji POW Camp Roll, Japan: 5520, L/cpl Rowe D W, CMP 5625217, 12000. He is listed on Fukuoka POW Camp Roll, Japan: Rowe, Daniel William, Army, L/Cpl, 773, 5625217 Casualty List 765, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1186, Netherlands East Indies, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 1079, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1910, POW, previously listed as POW not now POW, previous List 1186, Dutch East Indies. William Daniel Rowe. |
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| Imprisonment: | Fukuoka Camp No.5 JAPAN 🇯🇵 |