| Surname: | Searle |
| Initials: | T F |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2614292 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Formerly Grenadier Guards, transferred to CMP. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Changi 1/9/1945, Cutts papers. Born 22/1/1914, enlisted 22/8/1934, home Address: 74 Ditton Walk, Cambridge, Prison Camps: Changi, Singapore, 15/2/1942 to 13/5/1943, Col Holmes, Takanun, Neiki, Tanbaya, Kanchanaburi, 13/5/1943 to 20/12/1943, Maj Hunt, Lt Col Dillon, Changi, 20/12/1943 to 26/8/1945, Lt Col Newey and Holmes. Info from MI9/JAP/No.31191. Info from Japanese POW index card: Tom Forden Searle, 22/1/1914 born 74 Ditton Walk, Cambridge, address: Mr Sidney Searle, 74 Ditton Walk, Cambridge, occupation Valet, father Sidney, mother Florence. POW No. 9545 new, i/5655 old. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 44848, Searle, Rom, L/Cpl, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945. camp, MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW camp Roll: Searle, Tom Fordham, Army, L/Cp, new POW No. 9545, old POW No. i/5595, 2614292. He is listed on POW transferred overseas to cams, 4/1943, "F" working party: I/5595, Searle, T, 2614292, L/Cpl, 18 Div Pro Coy. He is listed on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 12/2/1942. Casualty List 1156, Malaya, previously missing now POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1168, Malaya, previously reported Missing on List 792, 15/2/1942, now reported POW. Casualty List 1908, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1156 corrected by List 1168, Malaya. Tom Fordham Searle. |
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| Imprisonment: | KAMI SANKURI CAMP NO1 THAILAND 🇹🇠|