| Surname: | Grant |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 779896 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. 26/3/1928 he enlisted in the Royal Artillery, No. 779896 in the Regular Army for 3/9 years, born 15/11/1909 born Gosforth, Newcaslel upon Tyne Mobilized at Ascot, 1/9/1939, Gnr. Royal Artillery. 15/8/1941 transferred to CMP, trained at No 1 Training Establishment, Mychett. Posted to Malaya 15/5/1941. Captured in Singapore 17/2/1942. Not listed in Cutts Papers. Released by Allied Forces 23/5/1945. (Info from army record in Corps Museum). Born 15/11/1909. enlisted 21/3/1928. Home address: 445 Salters Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942, Changi 18/2./1942, Bang Pom (Siam) 22/6/1942, Nong Pladuk July 1942, Khoi-Sai-Yok 1/6/1943, Chungkhai 7/8/1943, Nong Pladuk 25/8/1943, Nakom Patung 18/6/1944, Bankok 25/2/1945, Ubon 11/5/1945. Info from WO 344/378/2 MI. 9/Jap/ POW Interview Record. He is shown as being a POW in Shanghi in his army record. Sabotage: Yes, holed petrol tins so that petrol drained, done by most of the POW's at Bangkok where we move from place to place. Threw away tools. He is named on three Japanese POW Lists, one for Ching Kai, Nong Pladuk sheet 3. Information from Japanese POW index card: John Grant, born 15/11/09 in Newcastle upon Tyne, home address: Mrs Mary Grant, 445 Salters Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. Japanese POW No. 11357. 27/5/46 discharged, father John, mother Ann. Name on this card John Chant but same No. has another card John Grant same details. He is named on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 20137, Grant, John, L/cpl, 779896, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is named on the POW No.1 Camp Roll, Singapore. Casualty List 793/19, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 945/19, Malaya, previously shown on List 793 as missing, rank L/Cpl. Casualty List 1110/18, POW previously reported missing on List 793 as missing, rank L/Cpl, 15/2/1942, rank should read U/A/ L/Cpl. Casualty List 1911/15, POW, Malaya, not now POW previous list 945 & 1110 corrected by Malaya. Medal card not found. John Grant. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|