Can anyone read this Chinese (?) symbol?

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@moto

What makes you think it's Chinese? Can you give any more details on the history of the dog tag? The number may represent a prisoner number while the symbol might represent a type of prisoner? Anyway, the more info the better :-)

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@moto

A little history of Changi Prision

My great uncle spent time there during WWII as a POW, not sure of the exact details myself, all I know is that he's no longer with us, died of a heart attack in the late 50's. If your other half's step dads father spent time there during WWII, then it would have been under Japanese occupation. That's what makes me think that it's a Japanese character instead of a Chinese character.

A potentially useful link

Specifically because of this image:



Issued to Mrs A M Cuthbe, who was a British civilian internee of the Japanese in Changi Prison, and later at Syme Road, Singapore. Her husband, Mr Kenneth V Cuthbe, an engineer with the British colonial service in Malaya, was interned in the men's section of the prison. Both survived the war and later settled in Australia.