FEPOW Related Material Held In The Archives Of The Manchester Regiment
By Tameside Archive Service.
MR1/3/1/21 1954 "The Manchester Regiment (Regular
Battalions) 1922-1948", by A C Bell.
Vol
MR1/3/2/7 1942-1943 Transcript and original handwritten diary of Major Hyde, OC 1st Battalion,
Manchester Regiment whilst in captivity in Thailand. Includes lists of NCOs and privates and a report on the condition of
POWs. File
MR1/3/2/8 c1944 Transcript of the diary of Captain Clavell
Spanton, only Manchester Regiment officer to escape from Singapore.
Item
MR2/3/2/13 1945 Photocopy of a Graves Commission diary recounting the journey from
Bangkok to Thanbyuzayat by ex POWs to trace the graves of POWs who died
1941-1945 Item
MR3/3/2/26 1943 Experiences in World War Two by
Charles Frisby, 1st Battalion Manchester
Regiment. Published as ‘Such Men As
These.”
Bundle
MR1/8/13 1939-1945 Nominal roll 1st Battalion Manchester
Regiment, showing location and movement if alive, and date, cause and place of death if deceased. Details of movements, where known, of those taken prisoner by the Japanese after the fall of Singapore. Next of kin and contact details are also provided. Volume
We also hold the Enlistment Books of the Manchester Regiment 1919-1947 and the
Discharge Books: 1920-1939.
Photographs of the Regiment, although uncatalogued, are available for viewing on request when visiting in person. Please enquire from staff at the main desk for further details.
Tameside Local Studies & Archives Centre, Central Library, Old Street, Ashtonunder-Lyne, OL6 7SG. Tel: 0161 342 4242; Email: archives@tameside.gov.uk
Website: http://www.tameside.gov.uk/localstudies