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Dvr. Albert "Snowy" Wattam
British Army 20 Line Maintenance Section Royal Signals
from:Sheffield
My grandfather Albert Wattam had his second stint in the Army during WW2, enlisting in the Royal Signals on the 12th of September 1940. He was posted to 3rd Indian Corps of Signals, as part of 11 Division.
He arrived in Singapore as part of 20 Line Maintenance on 5th of December 1941. He was taken prisoner at the Fall of Singapore and was in Changi Camp from 15th of February 1942 until 30th of March 1945, his POW No was I6430.
There is then a gap till 13th of May 1945 where he is recorded as being in Adam Road Camp, with a new POW No 11095.
He started repatriation 2nd of November 1945 arriving back in UK sometime in March 1946.