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Those known to have served with 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Second World War 1939-1945. - Bradley John. Pte (d.18 July 1944)
- Dermott Cyril. Cpl. (d.21st Sep 1944)
- Johnson William. Pte. (d.30th Jan 1944)
- Lee Thomas. Pte. (d.12th Oct 1943)
- Patterson William. L/Cpl
- Rudd Albert William. Pte. (d.8th Aug 1943)
- Schofield Wilson. W/Sgt
- White Kenneth William Francis. L/Cpl. (d.21st September 1944)
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Pte. Thomas Lee 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.12th Oct 1943) I never knew Thomas Lee as he died before I was born. He was the husband of my aunt Alice. They were married in 1938 and had a daughter, Margaret.
He joined the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment in 1940. The Battalion was sent to Singapore. He was reported missing in action in 1942. Aunt Alice did receive a card from him in July 1943.
He had been captured at the fall of Singapore and was in a Japanese POW camp.
Unfortunately that was the last they heard about him until the end of the war.
The War Office informed my aunt that he had died on 12th of October 1943. He was buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Myanmar.
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Pte. William Johnson 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.30th Jan 1944) Looking through the family records, I found out that my great uncle William Johnson was a serving soldier in the 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment and was captured by the Japanese on the 15th of February at the fall of Singapore.
He was held as a prisoner of war for 2 years at Malai 1 POW camp where he died of dysentry on 30th of January 1944 aged 29.
I remember growing up and on each Remembrance Sunday as I watched Queen Elizabeth lay the wreath on the Cenotaph looking at a picture of my great uncle and remembering his sacrifice.
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L/Cpl. Kenneth William Francis White 1st Btn. Manchester Regiment (d.21st September 1944) Kenneth White was a POW. He was sadly killed the ship Hofuku Maru was bombed. It was carrying many prisoners. He left behind a wife and a three year old daughter who never got to meet her father.
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