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6908612
Warrant Officer Class II
Company Sergeant Major
Frederick Samuel Stanford
Known as Sammy
1902/08/07 - Born West Ham
Son of Frederick and Julia Stanford
Next of Kin Wife, A Stanford, Ambassadors Flats, Coogie, New South Wales
Royal Scots Regiment
2nd Battalion
Service
1936/03/06 - Was posted to 2nd Battalion in Lahore, India.
In 1938 the battalion was posted to Hong Kong.
1941/12/08 - The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbour and invaded Malaya and Hong Kong.
1942/08/11 - WO 417/47, Casualty List No. 899. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 721 as Missing, 25/12/1941. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
1943/01/13 - WO 417/56, Casualty List No. 1031. Previous casualty List No. 899. Previously reported Prisoner of War in Hong Kong, now reported Missing
1943/11/16 - WO 417/68, Casualty List No 1292. Previously reported on Casualty List No 1031 as Missing whilst Prisoner of War now presumed Killed in Action whilst Prisoner of War in Japanese Hands, Date not reported. Original source records Casualty Date as between 01/10/1942 and 02/10/1942.
Japanese PoW
1941/12/25 - Captured Hong Kong
Shamshuipo Camp
PoW No. 681
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
On 27th September 1942 the Lisbon Maru left Hong Kong for Shanghai with 1816 prisoners on board. Frederick was in Hold Two.
On the third day at sea Diphtheria broke out.
1942/10/01 - A noise like air rushing out of a tyre woke the sleeping PoWs and they realised a torpedo had just missed the ship. A few minutes later there was a loud explosion and the ships engines stopped.
She was Torpedoed on 1st October by USS Grouper, 6 miles from Tung Fusham Island, off the China coast, 29°57'N, 122°56'N.
On the 2nd October 1942 the Lisbon Maru sank.
Frederick died in the sinking of the Lisbon Maru.
Died
Aged 40
Died Between 1st October 1942 and the 2nd October 1942
Loved Ones
Husband of Mrs A. Standford, of Dagenham, Essex, England
Memorial
Column 9
Sai Wan Memorial
China
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Far East Medals
Information
Amanda Pigrem
Battle for Hong Kong
Lisbon Maru
Tony Banham’s books:-
‘Not the Slightest Chance’
‘The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru’
‘We Shall Suffer There’
KEW Files:- WO 304/8, WO 345/49, WO 392/26, WO 361/1744,
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