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William Puddifoot

William Puddifoot

Steve Matthews (View posts)
Posted: 20 Oct 2000 4:19PM GMT
Searching for any info on William Puddifoot.He was in the Middlesex Regiment and was captured by Japanese @ fall of Hong Kong 1942 was being shipped to Japan aboard "Lisbon Maru",torpedoed rescued by Japanese and spent next 3Yrs in KOBE P.O.W camp,liberated and shipped to NewZealand and his family in the U.K. have heard nothing since even the British Army said they could only forward a letter for his family to his last known address in NewZealand but they could not give us that address.There are only a couple of his elderly sisters left who are getting ever more desperate to hear any news of their Brother.Please if anyone can help with any info before it's to late.

Re: William Puddifoot

Pat Turner (View posts)
Posted: 23 Nov 2003 10:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
Steve - I am aware of two William Puddifoots. One born c1878 and the other c1885.

Re: William Puddifoot

Posted: 22 May 2007 9:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
Take a look at the Hong Kong war diaries website my fathers brother was also on the lisbon maru and I am desperate to find out what happened to him he was also in the Middlesex

Re: William Puddifoot

Posted: 9 Nov 2011 7:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi, it was my ex-husband who started looking for my uncle William Puddifoot. After he was saved he was in a bad way and went to New Zealand for a while before coming back to England. He refused to go home to his family and the last I knew of him was that they housed him near Leather Lane in London. I've heard he got a Military Medal and "notices". I would love to know more about him and the Middlesex Regiment he was in. Can you help please??

You can email me at microchips1@gmail.com as I've only just managed to look here tonight and saw your reply.

Yours sincerely
Margaret Matthews
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