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D/JX130985
Petty Officer
Leonard George Adams
1911/05/16 - Born Galampton, Devon
Son of Thomas Mortimor and Emily Adams
1932 - Married Ethel Maude Heath
Royal Navy
H.M.S. Thracian
Japanese POW
1941/12/25 - Captured Hong Kong
PoW No. 5309
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/27 - Sailed from Hong Kong in the Lisbon Maru
On the third day at sea Diptheria broke out.
1942/10/01 - A noise like air rushing out of a tyre woke the sleeping PoWs and they realised a torpedo had just missed the ship. A few minutes later there was a loud explosion and the ships engines stopped.
The submarine, USS Grouper SS-214 had attacked and hit the Lisbon Maru.
At 7.30pm the Japanese destroyer ‘Kure’ and the Toyokuni Maru took off all the Japanese except a machine gun crew who had their gun trained on the Battened down hold.
1942/10/02 - Lisbon Maru sunk
Chinese fishing boats picked up survivors and landed them at Woosung, Nr. Shanghai. They were later transported to Japan.
Osaka 1B Camp, Japan
Died
Age 32
Friday, 30th October 1942
Cause of death - Diptheria
Osaka 1B Camp, Japan
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Loved Ones
Son of Thomas Mortimor Adams and Emily Adams.
Husband of Ethel Maud Adams, of Paignton, Devon.
Leonard also left behind 2 daughters:-
Maureen born 1936
Christine born 1938
Memorial
British Section C. D. 5
YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY
Information
Lisbon Maru
Books by Tony Banham:-
‘Not the Slightest Chance - The defence of Hong Kong’
‘The Sinking of th Lisbon Maru’
‘We Shall Suffer There - Hong Kong Defenders Inprisoned 1941-1945’
KEW:- WO 361/774, WO 361/1756, WO 345/22, WO 392/23, WO 361/1623, WO 361/1516, WO 361/1744/2, WO 361/1744, WO 361/1364,
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