| Surname: | Turner |
| Initials: | J R A |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 5833144 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. 18 Div Pro Coy. Formerly Suffolk Regiment. 28/12/40 Transferred to CMP. 3/1/46 Discharged. John Reginald Arthur Turner. Involved in the execution of officer traitor Capt P Heenan and escaped from Singapore on Motor Launch ML31 with senior officers and 4 other CMP, they were captured later. (see Chapter 14 Story of Singapore Traitor by P Elphick & M Smith). Changi 1/9/1945 Cutts papers. Born 9/12/1917, enlisted 28/11/1939, Home address: Burton End, Stansted, Essex. Captured 27/5/1942 Penang Island, Banka Straits. Prison Camps: Changi, Singapore 3/6/1942 to 8/45, General Percival, Col Holmes and Johore Bahru 8/1945 to 26/9/1945, Capt Holmyard. Info from MI9/JAP/No.31170A. Info from Japanese POW card index: John Turner, 12/9/1915 at Henham, Essex, address: Mrs Katherine Mary Turner, Burton End, Stanstead, Essex, occupation Farmer, father John William, mother Clara Mabel. He is listed in Nominal Roll of Changi Prison dated 5/9/1945: 5833144, L/Cpl, Turner J, CMP. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 51350, Turner, John R A, L/Cpl, 5833144,Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp MA, Malaya. He is listed on Malaya POW Camp Roll: Turner, John Reginald, Army, L/Cpl, new POW No. 10756, old POW No. i/6345, 5833144. Casualty List 792, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1159, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 792, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 766, Malaya, Missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1920, POW, previous reported POW not now POW, previous List 1159, Malaya. John Reginald Arthur Turner. |
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| Imprisonment: | Changi MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 |