Arthur James Minter

1913 - 1943  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Arthur James Minter
  Birth	Dec 1913	Woodbridge, Suffolk   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	4AA5EF10D5F94C19BFB0387BFA3EE9FA5EA2
  Death	26 Sep 1943	Burma (WW2)   [3]
  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 --- Arthur and his cousin Stanley were both in the 4th Battalion of the Suffolk Regiment when it was part of the mass surrender of Singapore in 1942. Both became Prisoners of War and both died in 1943, Arthur of diarrhoea on 26 September, three months after Stanley. 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	15 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Arthur William Minter,   b. 25 Aug 1879, Melton, Suffolk d. Mar 1936, Deben RD (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Jessie Eugenie WARREN,   b. 31 May 1885, Millbrook, Cornwall d. Dec 1970, Deben RD (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1912	Millbank Parish Church, Cornwall   [4]
  	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)
  Marriage	Mar 1937	Deben RD   [1]
  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)
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Dec 1913 - Woodbridge, Suffolk  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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. [S46] 1921 census. [S6] CWGC. [S5] Marriage certificate (copy).