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Shipfitters and labourers, Osaka Iron Works. The POWs helped build ships and manufacture machines. The work supervision was set up the same as at all the other camps.
Canadians and British arrived from Hong Kong in the Tatsuta Maru, arrived Moji 22nd January 1943. Australians arrived in Kyokku Maru. Party of Americans arrived in Coral Maru also known as Tagu Maru having departed Manila 20th September 1943, in a 70 day voyage with 15 deaths en-route. They joined British, other PoWs in the Coral Maru went to Hirohata, Niigata and Sukurajima.
1943 20th January was etablished as SAKURAJIMA Branch Camp.
1943 18th February was renamed Osaka 8-B
1944 25th July 1944 PoWs McGee and Wharton make escape attempt.
1944 26th July both McGee and Wharton recaptured and executed.
1943 1st October camp was renamed 4-D
1945 17th May the camp was destroyed in air raid. The PoWs were transferred to 21-B AKENOBE (Osaka 6-B).
Thanks to:-
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Osaka 4 D - Sakurajima Rolls
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Please click on icon next to name for more information
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Died
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Name
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Rank
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Service/No
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Nationality
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Allaway, Leonard James
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Private
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4030955
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British
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Atkins, Arthur Lance
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Lance Bombardier
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860937
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British
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Barraclough, Leslie Charles
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Bombardier
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825468
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British
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Bearman, George Henry
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Private
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British
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Bender, Melvin E.
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Private First Class
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267331
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American
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Blair, Younger Ralph
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Sergeant
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British
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Blake, David Samuel
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British
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Brewin, Alan J.
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Private
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British
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Brown, Wilbur D.
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Corporal
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249622
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American
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Buckley, Leslie
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Gunner
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5498761
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British
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Byall, Sam J
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Private First Class
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283562
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American
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Chesselet, Alan
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Private
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6575135
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American
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Cockley, Alfred Arthur
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Gunner
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1712337
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British
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Cox, Emmette Grover
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CCS
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2618090
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American
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Curd, William John J.
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Sergeant
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British
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Deacon, George William
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Sergeant
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British
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Evans, David Daniel
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Lance Bombardier
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918830
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British
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Foreman, Herbert George
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Private
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British
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Franklin, John Henry
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Lance Sergeant
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863711
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British
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Goodard, John Edgar
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Corporal
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17004454
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American
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Harness, Thomas Edward
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Gunner
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838377
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British
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Kelly, Joseph A.
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Corporal
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211911
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American
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King, Frank Gordon
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Gunner
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842287
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British
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Knight, W.C.
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Private
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British
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Kyle, Hubert
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Gunner
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833155
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British
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Lavis, Arthur George
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Lance Sergeant
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1422526
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British
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Lombary, Marcel Philyp
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Private
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6202791
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British
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Luckett, William George
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Lance Bombardier
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828266
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British
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Mann, Alexander Leonard
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Private
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British
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May, Francis Cecil
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Private
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British
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McGee, Thomas L.
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Private First Class
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290276
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American
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Ogle, George Henry
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Private
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British
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Owens, Ernest A. Maldwyn
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Lance Bombardier
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840444
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British
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Pluggie, Lowell Jonathan
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Y2c
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3165631
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American
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Redmond, Russell J.
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Private First Class
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280109
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American
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Shaw, Willis
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Sergeant
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British
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Smith, Harry
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Sergeant
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British
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Stoneham, William Thomas "Bill"
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Private
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British
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Tynemouth, Robert
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Sergeant
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British
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Tyrer, Robert Frederick
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Private
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British
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Webster, George Alfred
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Private
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6201926
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British
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Wharton, Herbert R.
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Corporal
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264072
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American
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Wheeler, Harry
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Lance Bombardier
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5569552
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British
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Willson, Donald George
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Bandsman
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6201222
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British
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Wise, Reginald J.J. Samuel
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Private
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British
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Survived (No Survival Rolls, camp closed before liberation, see 21-B AKENOBE (Osaka 6-B)
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