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1808964
Gunner
Thomas Ford
(Thomas is sitting on right)
1921/01/24 - Born Warrington, Lancashire
Son of Thomas and Margaret Ford
Occupation Iron Dresser
1941/05/15 - Enlisted
Royal Artillery
95/48 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
PoW No. 5531
1942/03 - Koen School
1942/05 - Boei Glodoc
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/22 - Transported to Singapore in Yoshida Maru
This is called Mystery Party 2, as the PoWs on reaching Singapore were left on board the Yoshida Maru till the Singapore Maru berthed. Therefore no roll records of the PoWs in this Java Transport were made at Changi.
1942/10/29 - Singapore Maru returned to Singapore from previous transportation from Java (Java Party 5A) and PoWs from Changi and the Yoshida Maru embarked and were transported to Japan. In this transport the conditions on board were terrible.
1942/11/25 - Arrived at Moji, Japan, 108 deaths on voyage
1942/11/27 - Arrive at Yahata Provisional POW Camp Ube Branch Camp SANYO Detached Camp
Commander Major Busby
1943/01/01 - Camp renamed Fukuoka POW Camp UBE Branch Camp SANYO Detached Camp
1943/03/01 - Camp renamed Fukuoka 6B (Omine)
1943/12/01 - Camp renamed Fukuoka 1D
1945/04/14 - Control transferred to Hiroshima POW Camp 4D
Officers removed and sent to Sapporo Jail, they returned after the Japanese surrender
1945/08/10 - Camp renamed Hiroshima 6B
1945/09/02 - Liberated Hiroshima 6B POW Camp, Japan
Information
Hell Ship
Hiroshima 6B
COFEPOW Liberation Questionnaire
KEW:- WO 361/2009, WO 392/24, WO 345/18, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1977, WO 361/1963,
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