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Signalman
Angus Orpe Hulton
1920/08/11 - Born Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Hulton
Brother to John Whitehall and Paul Hope
In 1939 Angus was a University Undergraduate at Knaresborough U.D.
Next of King Parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Hulton, York Road, Knaresbrough, Yorkshire
Royal Corps of Signals
6 Army Air Support Control Signals
Attached 48 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment
3rd Indian Corps of Signals
Service
1942/05/13 - WO 417/43, Casualty List No. 822. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/07/09 - WO 417/63, Casualty List No.1182. Previously shown on Casualty List No.822 as Missing, 15/02/1942. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’.
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Sheerness Times
July 16th 1943
PRISONER OF WAR.
Information has now come through that Mr. Angus Hulton, son of Rev. S. Hulton, a former Methodist minister at Sheerness, is prisoner of war in Japanese hands, after eighteen months reported missing. He was serving in the Royal Corps of Signals and escaped from Singapore to Java, when the former Briish base was captured by the Rising Sun" invaders.
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1945/10/10 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1880. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1182 as reported Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
PoW No. J-598
Tanjung Priok
Glodok Prison
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/11/07 - Departed Java with Java Party 19
With 2097 PoW
1943/11/10 - Arrived Palembang
New PoW No. II 5985
Camp Leader Lt-Col. Holmes
Work involved construction of two local airfields
In mid 1945 moved to Singapore
1945/05/30 - Arrived Changi
1945/09/02 - Liberated Changi
1942/09/05 - On Changi Roll
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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
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Information
Recollections of War
Java Index
FEPOW Family
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 361/1585, WO 345/27, WO 361/2002, WO 361/1585, WO 361/2185, WO 392/24, WO 361/1947, WO 361/2229, WO 361/2219,
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