Thompson Arthur Gunner 910257 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 14:19, 6 November 2018

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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Thompson Arthur
|Army number=910257
|Rank=Gunner
|Decorations=None known so far.
|Date of birth=
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Posted to 125th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. To Course, Army School of Hygiene 16/2/1940. Served B.E.F.? Converted to 125th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery. Served Malaya. Recovered from Japanese PoW Camp and repatriated.
|Company/Battery=Not yet known.
|Task or role=Gunner.
|Promotions=None known of.
|Wounded=Not so far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Yes. Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address=Lived at 56 Falkland Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland.
}}

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 |Promotions=None known of.
 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
-|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.  Held at Sendai PoW Camp.  His capture was reported in the local Press.
+|Prisoner of War=Yes.  Captured Singapore 15/2/1942.  Held at Sendai PoW Camp.  His capture was reported in the local Press (Sunderland Echo 3/6/1943 - fifteen months after his capture).
 |Died/Killed in action=Not yet ascertained.
 |Home address=Lived at 56 Falkland Road, Ford Estate, Sunderland.
 }}