| Surname: | Barton |
| Initials: | E A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 3855720 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Formerly Loyal Regiment and Welch Regiment, transferred to CMP. Enlisted 23/9/35, 22/8/46 Discharged. Info from Japanese POW Index Card: Captured 15/2/1942 Singapore. Address: 90 James Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire. Changi 2/42 to 10/42, Thailand/Hospital 10/42 to 5/44, Japan Funatsu NA4 6/44 to 9/45. Ref MI9/Jap/45603A. Edward Alan Barton, born 6/9/1917at home address: 24 Holgate Street, Great Harwood, Blackburn, Lancashire, father William, mother Annie. Named on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese Occupied Territory: 2855, Barton, Edward A, L/Cpl, 3855720, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp NA Nagoya. Listed on Roll POW Camps, Thailand: 1295, old POW No. M2588,3855720, British, Army, Pte, Barton, Edward Alan. Casualty List 765 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1285, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous list 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1877, POW, previously reported POW now not POW, previous List 1207 corrected by 1205, Malaya. Edwin Alan Barton. |
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| Imprisonment: | Japan JAPAN 🇯🇵 |