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Warrant Officer 2 Class (B.S.M.)
Stanley Boardman Search
1895/08/17 - Born Edge Hill, Liverpool
Son of Thomas and Mary Search
1895/07/30 - Stanley was Baptised
1908 - Educated at Lister Drive Council School, Tuebrook
1909 - Educated at Gwladys Street County Primary School, Anfield
In 1911 Stanley was an Office Boy, living at Gilroy Road, Boaler St, Liverpool, West Derby, Lancashire
Occupation Cotton Salesman
1922 - Stanley married Annie Elizabeth Walker in Liverpool
Next of Kin Wife, Annie Search, 62 Armley Road, Liverpool 4
Royal Artillery
88 Field Regiment
Service
World War One
Stanley won the Military Medal.
World War Two
1939/05/24 - Enlisted
66 (Kings Own) Anti Tank Regiment
The 66 Anti Tank Regiment was formed in the town of Crosby to the north of Liverpool in April 1939.
908 Defence Battery
1941/03/08 - 88 Field Regiment
1941, October - Transported ‘Empress of Canada’ via Freetown (West Africa), Cape Town and Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) to the Far East.
1941/11/28 - The 88th Hield Regiment and 137 Field Regiment arrived in Singapore from England. The 88th Field Regiment was attached to the 9th Indian Division and the 137 Field Regiment to the 11th Indian Division.
The 88 Field Regiment were entrained to Mantin, about 27 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, and the 137 Field Regiment to Kajang. The regiments were not yet complete with guns and vehicles.
1941/12/09 - The Japanese entered WW2 by bombing Pearl Harbour and attacking Hong Kong and Malaya.
Japanese troops landed at Singora and Patini in Thailand and Kota Bhara in Malaya. The Japanese soon took control of the Kota Bhara airfield, severely limiting air cover to the Allied troops.
After their guns arrived, the three 8th Field Regiment batteries were sent to Ipoh, Alor Star and Kuantan, where the Repulse and Prince of Wales (‘Z’ Force) were sunk.
The 88 Field Regiment were eventually moved back to the West Coast at Fraser’s Gap, north of Kuala Lumpur, and took part in the many battles down the Peninsular to Singapore.
1942, January - Slim River, Malaya
1942, January - Selangor, Malaya
1942/01/29 - Retreated back onto Singapore Island
On the 31st of January 1942, the Causeway joining Malaya to Singapore was blown in an attempt to halt the Japanese troops.
On the night of the 8th of February 1942, the Japanese landed on the North West side of Singapore Island. General Percival had made strong the North East coastline thinking that is where the Japanese would attack, but the Japanese bluff worked, as by the 15th February 1942, Singapore was forced into surrendering.
‘Singapore Surrender’ by Leo Rawlings
1942/02/15 - Singapore surrendered to the Japanese.
After capitulation we were all marched to Changi, after disabling and destroying their guns.’
Stanley’s Royal Artillery Tracer Card
1942/04/18 - WO 417/42, Casualty List No. 801. Reported ‘Missing’.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi Camp
PoW No. M-7045
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/28 - Transported oversea in the England Maru to Keeling, Taiwan
1942/11/01 - Haito Camp, Taiwan
New PoW No. III 2561
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Friday May 7th 1943
The Liverpool Echo
Sergeant-Major Stanley B. Search. R.A.. aged 48, and whose home is at 62 Armley Road, Anfield. is now a prisoner of war in Japanese hands at Taiwan. An ex-Territorial, B.S.M. Search went to the Far East in September, 1941, and was reported missing at the fall of Singapore. He won the M.M. in the last war. In civil life he was a cotton sales. man in Liverpool.
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The main work at the camp was clearing an old dried river of rocks and stones to make the ground ready to plant sugar cane. The PoWs worked from early morning to late afternoon with only shorts and loincloths for protection against the sun.
1945/02/07 - Heito Camp was bombed by the Americans killing twenty-eight POWs, The camp was closed.
1945/02/27 - Transported in the Taiko Maru from Keeling, Taiwan to Japan.
1945/03/10 - Arrived from Taiwan. Fukuoka 24B Camp, Emukae, Senryu, Japan .
New PoW No. 8561
The PoWs worked for Sumitomo Coal Mining Company, Senryu Mine
1945/09/14 - Liberated
Liberation Questionnaire filled in by Stanley after being liberated
1945/10/26 - WO417/98, Casualty List No. 1894. Previously reported on Casualty List No. 1140 as Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya.
Post War
4th August 1946 - Stanley living at Armley Road, Anfield, Liverpool, passed away at Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool, aged 51.
Memorial
Panel 3
Liverpool (Anfield) Crematorium
United Kingdom
Information
Fall of Malaya and Singapore
Japanese Transports
Never Forgotton
Fukuoka 24B
Commonwealth War Grave Commission
KEW Files:- WO 361/2068, WO 392/26, WO 361/1978, WO 361/1968, WO 361/1254, WO 345./46, WO 361/2188, WO 361/2188, WO 361/2064,
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