Relatives of British POWs who were in Changi POW Camp, Singapore may like to know that the Public Records Office in Kew, London - a short distance from the Gardens and tube station - hold some 58,000 POW index cards in 50 or so boxes. These contain basic details of each POW and in Japanese on the back additional information - that on POWs who died is particularly informative.

The cards can be photocopied for a fee or digitally photographed. Look at the Public Records Office website http://www.pro.gov.uk and its PROCAT catalogue to plan your visit.
Click here to see sample of card

What you are after in this case is file WO 345. Key in on the catalogue search WO 345 / 1 to see box I which contains names alphabetically Aaron to Angus, WO 345 / 2 etc. The PRO is very user friendly with helpful staff. If you are a first-time visitor you get a short induction tour. If you can't visit you can hire private researchers to do the job for you.

Relatives of British Malayan civilian internees can, by appointment, visit the Imperial War Museum Reading Room to view similar details of Changi Gaol internees in the Changi Register and view other short details in the 1940 Malayan Directory.