| Surname: | Box |
| Initials: | W B H |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 923600 |
| Notes: | POW. Enlisted in the Royal Artillery attached L of C Pro Coy, CMP. Captured 15/2/1942 Singapore. The following information received from Cpl Porter, Fortress Pro Coy at present in River Valley Camp, and was passed to him by Lieut Wooldridge up country: At present at River Valley Camp, Cpl Porter, L/Cpl Bew Fortress Coy, L/Cpl Box L of C Coy, L/Cpl Thorpe 18 Div Coy, Sgt Fairhead 18 Div Pro Coy, Cutts papers, 18/10/1944. Prison Camps: Kanchanaburi 12/1943 to 6/1944, M Hospital (Jap) 4/1945 to 6/1945, Saigon (docks) 6/1945 to 8/1945. Info from MI9/JAP/No.29167A. Info from Japanese POW index card: William Bernard Harold Box, born 10/7/1919 at Wolverhampton, occupation Motor Driver, Home Address: Fern Cottage, Dinarth Road, Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay, North Wales, father Harold, mother Violet. Listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese occupied territory: 5223, Box, William B H, L/Cpl, 923600, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp T H Thailand. Listed on roll of POW sent to Japan from Thailand, 11/1944: Box, William Bernard Harold, L/Cpl, new POL No. VII 40219, old POW No. VII 2188, previous Camp M-76=531, 923600. Casualty List 810, Malaya, Missing, U/A/L/Bdr, 122 Field Regiment RA, 15/2/1942, listed on RA List. Casualty List 1217, Malaya, previously reported Missing now reported POW, previous List 810, 15/2/1942. William Bernard Harold Box. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |