To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Sergeant

William Minto Gittins

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1897/12/10 - Born Hong Kong

Son of Henry and Dorothy Gittins

B.Sc. (University of Hong Kong)

Occupation University of Hong Kong

 

Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

Artillery

 

Japanese PoW

1941/12/21 - Captured Hong Kong

Shamshuipo Camp

PoW No. 3618

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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1943/12/15 - Transported from Hong Kong in fifth draft to Japan in the Toyama Maru

British and Canadian PoW

1943/12/30 - Takao, Taiwan

1944/01/01 - Shanghai, China

1944/01/05 - Moji, Japan

1944/01/07 - Arrived Osaka Branch 11B -  Narumi

New PoW No. 4988

Worked for Daido Electric Steel Company making wheels at the Nippon Wheel (Vehicle) Mfg. Company.

1944/04/06 - Renamed Nagoya PoW Camp 2B - Narumi

1945/02/13 - Reported Sick

 

Died

Age 47

1945/03/05

Cause of death acute pneumonia

At Nagoya 2B Camp - Naruma, Japan

 

Loved Ones

Son of Henry and Dorothy Gittins

Husband of Jean Gittins

 

Memorial

Brit. Sec. H. D. 11.

YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY

 

Information

Japanese Transports

Tony Banham - Book ‘We Shall Suffer There’

Roger Mansell - Nagoya 11B

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

KEW Files:- WO 345/20, WO 392/24,

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