| Surname: | Shieff |
| Initials: | A S |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Army Number: | 7687721 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Enlisted in to CMP. War Diary 18 Div Pro Coy, WO 172/84, 23/1/42. 7687721 Cpl Shieff and 6 L/Cpl's fook over duties on ammo dump, 24 now on duty. Involved in the execution of officer traitor Capt P Heenan and he escaped from Singapore on Motor Launch ML31 with senior officers, they were captured later. (see Story of Singapore Traitor by P Elphick & M Smith). Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Number shown as 7687721 in COFEPOW data base. Home address: Mrs J A Shieff, 72 Welsh Road, Nantwich, Cheshire. Info from Japanese POW index card: Alfred Stanley Shieff, 17/11/1912 born Bradford, Yorkshire, address: Mrs Joan Shieff, 72 Welsh Row, Nantwich, Cheshire, occupation Upholsterer, mother Mary. POW No. 9625 new, 5648 old. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 45311, Shieff, Alfred Stanley, Cpl, 7687721, Army, Captured 21/5/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Shieff, Alfred, Stanley, Army, Cpl, new POW No.9625, old POW no. i/5643, 7687721. He is named on a nominal roll taken at Changi Goal POW Camp 5/9/1945. War Diary 18 Div Pro Coy, WO 172/84. 7687721 Cpl Shieff and 6 L/Cpl's took over duties on ammo dump, 24 hour duty. Born 17/11/1912, enlisted 9/5/1940, home address: Welsh Row, Nantwich, Cheshire, captured 27/5/1942, Penang Island, Banka Straits. Prison Camp: Changi, Singapore, 3/6/1942 to 26/9/1945, Gen Percival, Col Holmes, Col Newey, Col Holmes. Info from MI9/JAP/No.31174A. Casualty List 792/9, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1160, Malaya previously posted missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1925, previously reported POW not now POW, previous list 1160, Malaya. Medal card not found. Alfred Stanley Shieff. He is mentioned in 7689015 L/Cpl Harry Thorpe's story "And to think I volunteered" which can be found on www.far-eastern-heroes.org.uk. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |