Arthur James Minter

1913 - 1943  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Arthur James Minter
  Born	Dec 1913	Woodbridge RD   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4AA5EF10D5F94C19BFB0387BFA3EE9FA5EA2
  Died	26 Sep 1943	Burma (WW2)   [2]
  Notes	1939 Register (1): Arthur James not found 1939 Register (2): at 55 Warwick Avenue, Woodbridge U.D., Suffolk Minter (later BENHAM), Phyllis V born 18 May 1917, married, unpaid domestic duties -- 1 closed record --- Minter, Lance J born 13 Sep 1938, under school age --- 2 closed records --- From England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 at Ancestry.com: Minter Arthur James of 55 Warwick Avenue Woodbridge Suffolk died 26 September 1943 on war service Administration (with Will) Ipswich 22 June 1946 to Phyllis Violet Minter widow. Effects £557 3s 9d. January 2013: email contact with granddaughter Kim Trench nee Shimeld.
  Person ID	I70	Wickham Market, Suffolk
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Arthur Minter,   b. Abt 1880, Melton, Suffolk ,   d. Mar 1936, Deben RD  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Jessie Eugenie WARREN,   b. 31 May 1885,   d. Dec 1970, Deben RD  (Age 85 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1912	Millbank Parish Church, Cornwall   [3]
  	Married by banns. Arthur William Minter, 31, bachelor, Bombardier, RGA of 21 West Street, Millbrook, father George Abraham Minter, wheelwright. Jessie Eugenie Warren, 25, spinster of 21 West Street, Millbrook, father James Discombe Warren, gardener. Witnesses James Discombe Warren, Robert Gwynne.
  Family ID	F28	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phyllis Violet KING,   b. 18 May 1917,   d. Mar 1977, Deben RD  (Age 59 years)
  Married	Mar 1937	Deben RD   [4]
  Children	1. Joan Edith Minter   2. Lance James Minter,   b. 13 Sep 1938, Deben RD ,   d. 23 Apr 1999, Woodbridge, Suffolk  (Age 60 years)   3. Rosemary E Minter,   b. Mar 1941, Deben RD ,   d. Jun 1941, Deben RD  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Stanley Ernest George Minter (1909 - 1943) and Arthur James Minter (1913 - 1943) List of personnel previously reported as POWs but now reported as having died. Stanley and Arthur were cousins. Both were in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment when it was part of the mass surrender of Singapore in 1942.
  		Stanley Ernest George Minter (1909 - 1943) and Arthur James Minter (1913 - 1943) Malaya POW Camp Name List as of Nov 1 1944. Stanley and Arthur appear in this list although they were already dead. This list gives Stanley's Japanese Record Card number as 11/359, which links it to the image of the record card here.
  		Stanley Ernest George Minter (1909 - 1943) and Arthur James Minter (1913 - 1943) A list published after the war which includes Stanley and his cousin Arthur.
  		Stanley Ernest George Minter (1909 - 1943) and Arthur James Minter (1913 - 1943) A comprehensive list of POWS that includes both Stanley and his cousin Arthur.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] BMD Index (Reliability: 3). Q4 1913 Woodbridge 4a/2013. [S6] CWGC (Reliability: 3). Private no. 5825712, Suffolk Regiment, 4th Bn. Aged 30 when killed. Grave/Memorial ref. B1.0.17, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery. The Thanbyuzayat War cemetery is located some 30 kms south of the town of Mawlamyine in south-eastern Myanmar (Burma). The war cemetery is meticulously maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and contains the graves of some 3771 Known and (154 unknown) victims of the construction of the infamous World War II Burma-Thailand railway. [S5] Marriage certificate (copy) (Reliability: 3). Q1 1912 St Germans 5c/51. [S3] BMD Index (Reliability: 3). Q1 1937 Deben 4a/2264.