| Surname: | Shaw |
| Initials: | F J |
| Rank: | Sergeant |
| Army Number: | 3527591 |
| Notes: | CMP. POW. Singapore Fortress Pro Coy. Formerly Manchester Regiment, transferred to CMP. 16/6/46 discharged. Felix John Shaw. Captured 15/2/42 Singapore. Was seen up country and believed to be still safe Cutts papers dated 18/10/44. Info from MI9/JAP/No.30532A. Born 24/11/1916, enlisted 28/11/1934, home address: 9 Dingle Avenue, Moorfield Estate, Denton, Manchester. Prison Camps: Changi, Singapore, 15/2/1942 to 11/1942, Gen Percival, Kinsayok, Thailand, 11/1942 to 5/1943, Col Clarke RA, Queitbha, 5/1943 to 8/1943, Col Clarke RA, Bankao Hindate, 8/1943 to 2/1944, Lt Col Baker, Royal Suffolk Regiment, Non Pladuck II 2/1944 to 9/1944, Capt Churchill, RAMC Jacob Daton, 9/1944 to 2/1945, Lt Col Coate RAMC, Bancock, 2/1945 to 5/1945, RSM Worsfold, East Surrey Regiment, Ubon 5/1945 to 8/1945, RSM McTavish 2 A & SH. Info from Japanese POW card index: Felix John Shaw, born 24/11/1916 at South St Pancras, London,address: Father George Henry Shaw, 62 Bradford Street, Manchester, occupation painter and decorator, mother May Amelia Shaw, step mother. Info from Manchester's Forum: With 10 Branch Camp, Long Thanh, Lianga, previously part of F Force before being sent to Saigon with 10 Group. He is listed on British POW's held in Japan and Japanese Occupied Territory: 45189, Shaw, Felix John, Sgt, 3527591, Army, captured 15/2/1942, liberated 2/9/1945, camp TH, Thailand. He is listed on POW Camp Thailand Roll: Shaw, Felix John, Army, Sgt, new POW No. IV 14374, old POW No. I 2040, 3527591, M-17/10/23. Casualty List 766/12, Malaya, missing, 15/2/1942. Casualty List 1916, CMP, POW. Previously reported POW not know POW, previous List 1229, Malaya. Casualty List 1229, Malaya, previously reported missing now reported POW, previous List 766, 15/2/1942. Medal card not found. Felix John Shaw. |
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| Imprisonment: | Thailand THAILAND 🇹🇠|