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Driver
William Taylor
William Top Centre
1907/04/16 - Born Earlstown, Lancashire
1938/05/13 - Enlisted
Royal Artillery
15/6 HAA Regiment
Japanese PoW
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index card - Side Two
1942/04/01 - Tandjeong Priok Camp
PoW No. 1922
Camp Commander Lt-Col. E.J. Hazel Royal Artillery
1942/10/22 - Transported in Yoshida Maru to Singapore
1942/10/29 - Transported to Japan in Singapore Maru
1942/11/12 - Ube, Motayama, Japan
Camp Commander Major John Stuart Allpass Royal Artillery (1942/11-1943/07)
Prisoners worked as miners and were required to dig 1.5 tons of coal per day.
Ietoshi Noma owned the mine and the commanding officer was Lt. Shungi Mayuyama of the Hiroshima POW District.
1942/11/26 - Established as Yahata Provisional PoW Camp Ube, Motoyama Detached Camp
1943/01/01 - Renamed Fukuoka PoW Camp Ube Branch? Camp Motayama Detached Camp
1943/03/01 - Renamed Fukuoka 8-B
Camp Commander Lt-Col. E.J. Hazel Royal Artillery (1943/07-1945/06)
1943/12/01 - Renamed Fukuoka 3-D
1944/07/15 - Moved, new location which is unknown
1945/04/14 - Jurisdictional control transferred to Hiroashima 6D PoW Camp
1945/06/02 - Hiroshima 6D, Motoyama, Japan
1945/08/10 - Renamed Hiroshima 8B
Camp Commander Major R.J.S. Earle Royal Artillery
1945/09/02 - Liberated Hiroshima 8B
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Pacific Star
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War Medal
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1939-1945 Star
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Information
KEW:- WO 361/2009, WO 392/26, WO 392/26, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1960, WO 361/1977,
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