On Monday someone brought in to the Wigan Armed Forces HQ some items they had recovered from a house clearance. The items belonged to either 3 or...
I'm completely new, so apologies in advance... If anyone's reading this though, I'm desperately trying to find out information on my Great Grandad...
My 1st cousin 1 x removed. Son of my Gt. Aunt, Elizabeth Wood and her husband, Edward Wintersgill. Died at Sea, 12 Sep 1944, when the unmarked...
Remembering today, here in Asia: all those Prisoners Of War who lost their lives whilst under transport in Japanese prison ships (hellships)....
My uncle Charlie, Charles Kennedy, was a pre-war regular soldier serving in the Royal Scots Regiment. He was captured by the Japanese at the fall...
Has anyone researched the Japanese 'hell ships' of WW2 and the Rakuyo Maru in particular, please? I understand that in September 1944 the Rakuyo...
WOOD, CHARLES PATRICK Rank: Private Service No: QX13460 Date of Death: 12/09/1944 Age: 29 Regiment/Service:...
Remembering Today: Casualty Details | CWGC 797474 Lance Bombardier Oscar Foster Royal Artillery 3 Battery, 6 HAA Regt. Died: 12/9/1944 Age 32...
Remembering today: Casualty Details | CWGC GUNNER WILLIAM CARTER Service Number: 1818271 Regiment & Unit/Ship Royal Artillery, 9 Coast Regt....
Do any members know or have read/seen the account of the sinking of a Japanese ship Rakuyo Maru, I believe it was transporting POW and was...
A tribute to the 21,039 POW's who were killed predominantly by Allied submarines while being transported on Japanese ships....
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