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T/234784
Private
George Walton
1914/05/23 - Born Hexham-on-Tyne, Northunberland
Son of Joseph Frederick and Mary Walton
Elder Brother to Jack
1939 George was married and living at Broxdale, Station Terrace, Corbridge
Royal Army Service Corps
‘Y’ Company
Attached to 6 Heavy Anti Aircraft Regiment
Service
1940/11/28 - Enlisted
1942/09/18 - WO 417/50, Correction to entry on Casualty List No. 800. The entry should be deleted. Listed in error. Reported ‘Missing’.
1943/02/01 - WO417/73, Casualty List No. 1409. Previously reported as Missing on 01/02/1943. Now reported a ‘Prisoner of War’
1943/03/29 - WO 417/58, Casualty List No. 1095. Reported ‘Missing’.
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Evening Chronicle
Friday, July 9th 1943
PRISONERS OF WAR
Prisoner of war in Japanese hands include Pte. George Walton, R.A.S.C., husband of Mrs. Walton, Station Hotel, Corbridge, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walton, of Hexham.
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Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
1942/04/07 - Glodok
PoW No. J-2056
1942/06/01 - Tanjung Priok
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1943/11/07 - Departed Java with Java Party 19
Sailed 2097 PoWs
1943/11/10 - Arrived Palembang
Pangkalan Balei (outskirts of Palembang)
New PoW No. II 10987
Camp Leader Lt-Col. Holmes
Work involved construction of two local airfields
In mid 1945 moved to Singapore
1945/05/30 - Arrived Changi
Camp Leader Lt-Col. Holmes
Kranji
Camp Leader Major Bradshaw
1942/09/02 - Liberated Singapore
Liberation Questionnaire as filled in by George after being liberated
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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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Forward 
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Information
Recollections of War
Java Index
FEPOW Family
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 392/26, WO 361/2192, WO 361/2219, WO 345/54, WO 361/1948, WO 361/2002,
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