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1877170
Sapper
George Henry Oliver
1920/03/16 - Born Skegness, Lincolnshire
Son of Garnet and Helen Oliver
Royal Engineers
1941/12/25 - Captured Hong Kong
Japanese PoW
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/09/04 - Transported in Shi Maru to Yokokama, Japan, First Draft
The 620 PoWs were mainly from Shamshuipo Camp, Hong Kong who wouldn’t sign the ‘No Escape’ paper
1942/09/15 - Arrived Yohohama, Japan
Tokyo 3B Stadium Camp
1945/08/30 - Liberated Tokyo
Information
Duncan Lill
Japanese Transports
All the KEW Documents name him ‘George Henry Oliver’ but he is named as Eric Garnet Oliver in Roger Mansell’s list he sent me to include in the Roll of Honour.
KEW:- WO 392/25, WO 361/1970, WO 361/1970, WO 345/39, WO 345/28, WO 361/1984,
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