| Surname: | Cutts |
| Initials: | G A |
| Rank: | Warrant Officer II |
| Army Number: | 4529504 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. West Yorkshire Regiment. Captured 15/2/1942 Singapore, RSM Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. A small archive was donated to the Corps Museum regarding Far East POW's and are known as the Cutts papers. which were created in Changi Goal Singapore. Born 14/12/01, enlisted 9/4/23 Address: 1009 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. POW Camp: Changi 17/2/42 to 8/45. Info from MI9/Jap/14201A. Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Info from Japanese POW index card: Griffith Albert Cutts. Born 14/12/1901 at Liverpool, enlisted 9/4/23, occupation Regular Soldier, home address: Mrs I M Cutts, evacuated from Singapore 30/1/1942. POW No. 3491 new, i/2250 old. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. Listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 12339, Cutts, Griffith A, WOI, i/c, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. Listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Cutts, Griffith Albert, Army, WOI, new POW No. 3491, old POW No. i/2250, 4529540. Info from Japanese Liberated POW Questionnaire:- MI9/Jap/14201A/ 4529504.RSM Cutts, Griffith Albert, Singapore Fortress Pro Coy, CMP, born 14/12/1901, enlisted 9/4/23, address:- 1009 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, captured Singapore 15/2/42, POW Camps Changi, 17/2/42 to 8/45, camp leader Col E B Holmes, MC, Manchester Regt, escapes none. Casualty List 766/12, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 945/19, now POW previously reported missing, previously shown on List 766 as missing 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1921/5, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 945, Malaya. 22/11/48 he was awarded the 1939-1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence & War Medals, MID. Address: "Ashlea", Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland Griffith Albert Cutts. Author of the Cutts Papers held by the RMP Museum. |
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| Decoration: | Mention in Despatches (London Gazette: 37720 Page: 4576 Sept. 12, 1946) |
| Citation: | For Distinguished Service whilst a POW in Changi Prison, Singapore. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |