| Surname: | Andrews |
| Initials: | E C |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7687978 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. He was born in Lancashire and resided in Birmingham. Inscription on gravestone: In God's garden of memories we meet every day. Died whilst POW. Captured 8/3/1942 Java.Info from Japanese POW card index. Edward Charles Andrews, Jap POW No.2613, born 26/6/1912 at Banbury, Oxfordshire, 8/3/1942 captured Java, NOK Mrs. R M A Andrews, 8 Grove Street, Banbury.Casualty List 1906. POW. previously reported POW now reported Died, previous list 1180, Netherlands East Indies, date of death 24/4/45. Casualty List 1081, Netherlands East Indies, Missing, 1/2/1943. Named on List British POW in Japanese Hands: 675, Andrews, Edward, C, L/Cpl, 7687978, Army, captured. Named on Java Party 21, List, Army, 7687978, L/Cpl Armitage, E C, CMP. captured 8/3/1942, liberated 24/4/1945, camp Malaya, Deceased. Named on Malaya POW Camp List 1/11/1944, Andrews, Edward Charles, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. I1326, old POW No. i2613, former camp J20582, 7687978, 22/6/19 (Jap). Named on nominal roll of all Non Dutch personnel: Andrews, Edward Charles, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 1326, old POW No. 2612, 768978, cemetery camp 2km 4, near Non Pakan Baroe.Edward Charles Andrews. |
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| Imprisonment: | Java INDONESIA 🇮🇩 |
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| Date of Death: | April 24, 1945 |
| Company: | K PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2170424 |
| Cemetery: | JAKARTA WAR CEMETERY, INDONESIA 🇮🇩 |
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