| Surname: | Eccleston |
| Initials: | E J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 812604 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Hong Kong Company. Formerly Royal Artillery. Captured Honk Kong, 25/12/1941. Born 23/3/1913, Enlisted 10/7/1931. Home address: 27 South Parade, Worksop, Notts. Camp: Kawasaki, Camp No. 5, 23/1/1942 to 22/9/1945. MI9/Jap/9132A. Info from Japanese POW index card: Eric James Eccleston. Born 23/3/1913 at Worksop, home address: Mrs S Eccleston, 27 South Parade, Worksop. Father Frank, Mother Sarah. He is named on the British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 15108, Eccleston, Eric James, L/cpl, 812604, Army, captured 25/12/1941, liberated 2/9/1945, camp FU, Fukuoka, Japan. He is named on the Fukuoka POW Camp, Japan, List, 15/8/1945: Eccleston, Eric James, Army, L/Cpl, Camp No. 26173, H, 23/1/18. Casualty List 718, Hong Kong, Missing, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously reported missing on List 718, 25/12/1941. Casualty List 1095, List 866, Hong Kong, POW previously shown as missing, 25/12/41, rank A/L/Cpl. Casualty List 1899, POW, reported POW now not POW, previous List 866 (corrected by 1095) Hong Kong. Eric James Eccleston. |
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| Imprisonment: | No5 CAMP KAWASAKI, JAPAN JAPAN 🇯🇵 |