| Surname: | Duncan |
| Initials: | R |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7925652 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Formerly Royal Armoured Corps. 19/1/41 Transferred to CMP. 25/4/46 Discharged. Captured 15/2/1942 Singapore. From Nether Magask, St Andrews, Scotland. POW Camps: Changi 2/42 to 4/43, Roberts Hospital 4/43 to 12/43, Serelang camp 9/43 to 12/44, Kranji Hospital 9/44 to 9/45. Ref MI9/Jap/15272A. Kranji hospital 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Enlisted 21/11/1940. Home address: Mains Lodge, Balcanus, Colinburgh, Fife. Info from Japanese POW card index: Richardson Duncan. Born 31/5/1907 at St Andrews & St Leonards, address: Margaret Duncan, Ballcares, Colinsubrgh, Scotland, occupation Farmer, father James, Mother Elsie. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan or Japanese occupied Territory: 14655, Duncan, Richardson, L/Cpl, 7925692, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malay. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll, 1/11/1944: Duncan, Richardson, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 3905, old POW No. i/2484, 7925652. Casualty List 793/19, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1129/15, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 765, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1920/6, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1129, Malaya. 14/11/63 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal. Address:- Not shown. Richard Duncan. Extract from Perthshire Advertiser, 31/7/40. Cpl Robert Duncan (27), Corps of Military Police husband of Mrs Duncan, 18 Cromlix Road, Friarton, Perth. Prior to joining the Army he was in the service of James G Gilmour, Haulage Contractor, Perth. His mother resides at 28 Commercial Street, Bridgend and he has three of a family. |
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