Basic Details Surname Washington Forenames Horace Gender Male Information stated on memorial War Second World War (1939-1945) Served or died Died Notes Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. He was married and worked as a bricklayer before the war in which he died in a Japanese POW camp. He was not found by them to have been commemorated on any other Calderdale memorial but is named on the Singapore Memorial. Primary Service As stated on memorial Service (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Unit (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Rank / Title (Primary - Stated) Not Stated on the Memorial Our References Service (Primary - Our reference) British Army Unit (Primary - Our reference) Royal Signals Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference) Signalman Death and Burial details Year of death 1943 Month of death June Day of death 12 Age at death 27 Manner of death as stated Not Stated on the Memorial