VX41416 Stephenson, VX55934 Whitewood, VX56454 Glossop

VX41416 Leslie Raymond Stephenson D Coy, Changi

VX55934 Herbert Sydney Whitewood HQ Coy, F Force

VX56454 Vernon Glossop, B Coy, F Force-Ponds Party

CHANGI, SINGAPORE. 1945-09-19. MEMBERS OF 2/29TH INFANTRY BATTALION, 8TH DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, DEMONSTRATING A HOME MADE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WHICH THEY USED DURING THEIR IMPRISONMENT. THIS LIGHTER CONSISTS OF A SHORT LENGTH OF CORD, A SMALL STEEL WHEEL, A PIECE OF ROAD METAL AND A SMALL CONTAINER CONTAINING SOME BAKED KAPOK. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- CORPORAL (CPL) L. STEPHENSON (1); CPL H. WHITEHEAD (2); PRIVATE V. GLOSSOP (3).