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7626243
Private
Albert Edward McLauchlan
1912/01/25 - Born Edinburgh, Scotland
Son of Charles and Barbara McLauchlan
Occupation Salesman
1940/09/04 - Enlisted
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
14 Section, Southern Area
1943/07/31 - WO 417/64, Casualty List No 1201. Previously reported on Casualty List No 789 as Missing now reported Prisoner of War.
Japanese PoW
1942/02/15 - Captured Singapore
Changi Camp
PoW No. M- 5368
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/05/15
1943/05/15 - Transported oversea to in ‘J’ Force in Wales Maru to Japan
950 Pows - 600 British, 300 Australians, 50 Americans
1943/05/20 - Arrived at the Roads of Cape St Jacques (30 miles from Saigon).
1943/05/23 - Departed Roads of Cape St Jacques.
1943/05/29 - Arrived Takao, Tawain.
After leaving attacked by submarine but not hit.
1943/06/07 Arrive Moji, Japan and disembark.
1943/06/07 - Two Hour Train journey to Fukuoka sub-camp 9 Hakensho
Commander Lt. Humber, R.A.O.C
New PoW No. 27469
Camp already established with Dutch and Americans
Worked for Nippon Mining Company (Nippon Kogyo)
Work was Coal Mining - all 1,062 PoWs
1943/12/01 - Renamed Fukuoka 9D
1945/08/15 - Renamed Fukuoka 6B - Mizumaki, Japan
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Fukuoka 6B - Mizumaki Roll
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American
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138
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Australian
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41
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British
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117
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Canadian
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1
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Dutch
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764
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South African
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1
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Total
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1062
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1945/09/15 - Liberated Fukuoka 6
1945/11/06 - WO417/99, Casualty List No. 1903. Previously shown on Casualty List No. 1201 (Corrected by No. 1636) as reported Prisoner of War now Not Prisoner of War. Previous Theatre of War, Malaya
Repatriation
USS Marine Shark
Passenger number 1318.
1945/10/10 - Transported from Manila.
1945/11/01 - Arrive San Francisco
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
Grahame McLauchlan - son
Mike Heather
Japanese Transports
Roger Mansell - Fukuoka 6B
Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW
KEW Files:- WO 345/33, WO 392/25, WO 367/3, WO 361/1254, WO 361/2181,
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