Lt. Francis E. Blanc, Army / RCAF

[georgetanksherman]

Greetings all,

Looking for info on which Squadron Lt. Francis E. Blanc, Born Brooklyn, New York, Passed 1971, Was in the Canadian Army for WW I, then joined RCAF for WW II, say he was captured and spent time in a Japanese P.O.W. Camp for 3 1/2 years.

Any help and Info would truly be appreciated

George

[Temujin]

Greetings all,

Looking for info on which Squadron Lt. Francis E. Blanc, Born Brooklyn, New York, Passed 1971, Was in the Canadian Army for WW I, then joined RCAF for WW II, say he was captured and spent time in a Japanese P.O.W. Camp for 3 1/2 years.

Any help and Info would truly be appreciated

George

Could this be him George


The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
29 Jan 1971, Fri • Page 34

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[georgetanksherman]

Thank You for the info Temujin, not sure about his WW II stuff, the Saskatchewan Legion Magazine said he was in WW I, which I found info on, and it said he was in WW II as well was captured by the Japanese and was made a guest for 3 1/2 years, but I cannot find anything about that, maybe it was a mistake, and the person doing the write up, got it wrong !

Hope all is well

Cheers

George

[Temujin]

George I found this. He was a POW (civilian) of the Japanese. He worked for the Boyle Company in Singapore as mentioned in his obit

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Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada · Friday, November 26, 1954

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Star-Phoenix
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada · Thursday, October 11, 1945

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[Temujin]

The Province
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · Thursday, August 30, 1945

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[Temujin]

Found this Australian record

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[Temujin]

Found him in records for the Enemy Civilian Internment Camp, Sime Road, Singapore

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[georgetanksherman]

Thank You Temujin, I was starting to think I was losing it a bit, I knew I saw that he became a POW, but I was wondering Why and How, and you help fill in the gaps and the questions. So Actually, he was RFC in WW I, got out, and as a civilian, he became a POW.

Cheers

George

[Temujin]

Correct