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Name: Sidney W Staley. Born: 17 January 1891. Nationality: [not specified]. Rank...

Catalogue reference: CO 1070/7/199

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This record is about the Name: Sidney W Staley. Born: 17 January 1891. Nationality: [not specified]. Rank... dating from [1941-1947] in the series Colonial Office: Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Department: Nominal Index.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 1070/7/199
Date
[1941-1947]
Description

Name: Sidney W Staley.

Born: 17 January 1891.

Nationality: [not specified].

Rank or profession: Private and Sub Lieutenant.

Served in the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps.

Civilian employer: Chargeman, ship fitter.

Captured in Hong Kong; reported 8 July 1942.

Held in camp: Hong Kong Camp.

Embarked ship HMS Glory on 9 October 1945 at Manila, destination UK via Canada but by 1946 in America: 29 January 1946.

Correspondence number: SB 2131.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Physical description
1 card(s)
Access conditions
Open on Transfer
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18506520/

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