Being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the Maros Maru
Died
PoW No.
2119
Age
23
Date of Death
1944/10/15
Cause of Death
Tropical Malaria
Place of Death
At sea: Maros Maru
Nationality
British
Loved Ones
Memorial
Column 12.
Singapore Memorial
When Allied raids began on Ambon, Huruku and Celebes in 1944, the Japanese retreated taking the 650 POWs with them, the Maros Maru transported them from Ambon to Java.
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