| Surname: | Beech |
| Initials: | A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 4542169 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted in the West Yorkshire Regiment, transferred to CMP. 2/5/46 to discharge. The u/m PW were responsible for the internal policing of British PW in Java: DAPM Lieut D G Glasgow FSP, 4542169 L/Cpl A Birch also listed 2 Sgt's, 1 Cpl, 10 L/Cpl's. Cutts papers. Born 3/12/1919, Enlisted 1940, Home address: 108 Richmond Road, Sheffield 9. Captured Java 9/3/1942. Camps: Java Camp 22/3/1942, Changi, Singapore 24/9/1942, Kuchin hospital, Borneo 13/10/1943 till release. MI9/Jap/ 86635A. Info from Japanese POW index card: Arthur Beech, born 3/12/1919 at Sheffield, occupation Shop Assistant, home address: 66 Kingston Street, Sheffield 4, father Beech J W, mother Beech G. Rank shown as L/Cpl on this card. He is named on British POW' held in Japan or Japanese Territory List: 3418, Beech, A, L/Cpl, 4542169, Army, captured 9/3/1942, liberated no record, Camp BO Borneo. He is named on a nominal roll: Java Party No.2, arrived Changi 26/9/1942, departed 9/10/1942. Casualty List 765 Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1081, Netherlands East Indies, Missing, 1/2/1943. Casualty List 1911, POW, Malaya, not now POW previous list 1205, Netherlands East Indies. Arthur Beech. |
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| Imprisonment: | Java INDONESIA 🇮🇩 |