T/205375
Corporal
George Watson Baty
1915/05/20 - Born Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Son of William and Annie (Nee Bell) Baty
Occupation Salesman
1940 - Married Elizabeth Evlyn Fowler, Kings Lynn
Home address - Cherry Farm, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
1940/06/27 Enlisted
Royal Army Service Corps
28 L of C Brigade
Singapore Fortress
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
PoW No. I 1293
Changi Camp
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
Date
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Camp
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Commander
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1942/02/15
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Changi Camp, Singapore
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Col. E. B. Holmes
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PoW No. I 1293
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1942/05/16
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Caldecott Estate, Singapore
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Col. Dyson, R.A.
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New PoW No. 1770
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1942/07/03
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Changi, Singapore
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Col. E. B. Holmes
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1945/09/11 - Liberated Changi
Post War
Worked on erecting the vast network of electric pylons.
Information
Peter Thatcher
KEW:- WO 392/23, WO 345/4, WO 361/1946, WO 361/2229, WO 361/2058
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