| Surname: | Taylor |
| Initials: | C |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 2881760 |
| Notes: | POW. Enlisted in the 2 Gordon Highlanders, attached to 3 Indian Corps Pro Coy, CMP.. Shown as being in hospital Changi in Cutts paper. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Number shown as 2891760 in COFEPOW data base. Born 15/5/1917, enlisted 3/4/1939, home address: Balncroft, Crathie, Ballater, Aberdeen. Prison Camp: Changi, Singapore 15/2/1942. In the information box he gives details of death of soldiers, 3 from 2 Gordon Highlanders and 1 from the Royal Army Chaplains Department. Present location: Burntwood Emergency Hospital, Nr Litchifield, Staffs. Top of form marked (BLIND). Info from MI9/Hosp/114. Info from Japanese POW card index: Charles Taylor, born 15/5/1917 at Crathie, address: Mrs Taylor, Balnacroft, Crathie, Aberdeenshire., mother Jane. Unit shown as 18 Div Pro Coy on this card. He isl listed in British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 49394, Taylor, Charles, L/Cpl, 2881760, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed in Malaya POW Camp Roll: Taylor, Charles, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 10387, old POW No. i/6056, 2881760. Casualty List 774/23, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1941, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 942/17, Malaya, now POW previously reported Missing on List 774. Casualty List 1811/27, previously reported POW now reported Died 31/8/1944, previous List 94, Malaya, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. Casualty List 1906/11, POW previously reported POW now reported Died, casualty heading should read previously reported PW now not PW, previous Lists 1811 & 942, shown on 2 Gordon Highlanders List. 24/3/49 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Unit Gordon Highlanders. Address:- 17 Northfield Circus, Edinburgh 8, Scotland. Charles Taylor. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |