Smeaton John Corporal 4275766 - Revision history

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=
|Army number=
|Rank=
|Decorations=
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
|Age=
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Posted to the 9th Battalion. Served Malaya. DIED whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – location unknown.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Task or role=
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
|Died/Killed in action=DIED - cause of death unknown.
|Home address=No family information as yet. No details of initial interment. Re-interred in grave
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 |Rank=Corporal
 |Decorations=None known.
-|Date of birth=Not yet known.
+|Date of birth=Birth registered 1919 in Berwick upon Tweed; mother's mainden surname Crisp.
 |Age=24 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – at sea en route from Singapore to Japan, when the transport Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by an Allied submarine.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served B.E.F.?  Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – at sea en route from Singapore to Japan, when the transport Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by an Allied submarine.
 |Company/Battery=W Company.
 |Task or role=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=Cpl.
+|Promotions=Corporal.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore when the force was surrendered.
-|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning.  Commemorated on Column 45 of the Singapore Memorial.
+|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning.  Commemorated on Column 45 of the Singapore Memorial as presumably John's remains were unable to be recovered.  Probate granted 4/6/1946 at Newcastle upon Tyne to Frances Isabel Smeaton - widow (John's mother).
 |Home address=Son of Robert Wilkinson Smeaton and Frances Isabel Smeaton.
 }}

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 |Army number=4275766
 |Rank=Corporal
-|Decorations=
+|Decorations=None known.
 |Date of birth=Not yet known.
-|Age=24
+|Age=24 at the time of his death.
-|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – probably at sea en route to Japan.
+|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers.  Posted to the 9th Battalion.  Served Malaya.  DIED 12/9/1944 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese – at sea en route from Singapore to Japan, when the transport Rakuyo Maru was torpedoed by an Allied submarine.
-|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
+|Company/Battery=W Company.
-|Task or role=
+|Task or role=Not yet known.
-|Promotions=
+|Promotions=Cpl.
-|Wounded=
+|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Yes – captured 15/2/1942 at Singapore.
-|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944.
+|Died/Killed in action=DIED 12/9/1944 - cause of death - drowning.  Commemorated on Column 45 of the Singapore Memorial.
-|Home address=Son of Robert Wilkinson Smeaton and Frances Isabel Smeaton.  Commemorated on Column 45 of the Singapore Memorial.
+|Home address=Son of Robert Wilkinson Smeaton and Frances Isabel Smeaton.
 }}