| Surname: | Werninck |
| Initials: | E G |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7684586 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Captured Java, 8/3/1942. Born 7/9/1913, enlisted 5/5/1939, Home address: 131 Langham Road, Tottenham, London. Prison Camps: Suduk, Java 4/4/1942, Tjandrons Prioka 4/5/42, Capt Greenway, RAOC, Japan (Ube) 27/11/1942 to 15/9/1945. Info from MI9/JAP/No. 365551. Casualty List 1079, CMP, Netherlands & East Indies, missing, 1/2/1943. Info from Japanese POW index card: Edward George Wernick, 7/9/1913 born London, address: Mrs Joan Wernick, 38 Masefield Crescent, Southgate, London, father Edgar, mother Kate. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 53641, Wernick, Edward George, L/Cpl, 7684586, Army, captured 8/3/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp HI, Hiroshima, Japan. He is listed on POW Transported from Dutch East Indies to Japan: Wernick, Edward George, L/Cpl, POW No. 3461, 7684586, 29/10/17. He is listed on Okinayama Camp, Obe, Honshu, Japan Roll, 27/11/1942 to 13/9/1945: Corps of Military Police, 7684586, L/Cpl, Werninck, E G, C of E, Mother, Mrs E Wernick, Healey, Ounde Road, Peterborough, Leicestershire. Casualty List 1079, Netherlands East Indies, Missing 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1916, CMP, POW. Previously reported POW not know POW, Netherlands, East Indies, previous List 1143 (corrected by 14299 Netherlands East Indies. SS/330/141/434Cas PW:- 7684586, L/Cpl, Werninck, E G, enlisted London, 5/8/39, born 7/9/13, trade painter, captured Java 8/3/42, married, wife Mrs E Werninck, Radley, Oundle Road, Peterborough, enlisted direct into CMP. WO 361/1368. POW's in Okinayama Camp, Obe, Honshu, Japan between 27/11/42 and 13/9/45, CMP, 7684586 L/Cpl Werninck, E G, C of E, wife Hedley, Ounds Road, Peterborough, Liecs. His name is spelt Werninck and Wernick. Edward George Werninck. |
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| Imprisonment: | Japan JAPAN 🇯🇵 |