My father was on HMS Exeter, when it was sunk, he was captured and spent most of his time at a camp called Maros. Does anyone have any information...
I figured that would be the reason - Thank you again for confirming that!! And I do yes! Looking at it again now I can see the numbers on it -...
...he had drowned. Do you have the back of the index card? If so you will see the Latitude and Longitude for the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru. Tim
Those 2 transcripts are absolutely incredible to read, especially the 2nd one, seriously - I know my mum and that side of the family will find it...
...probably put the red strike through my great grandads index card after the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, thinking that he'd have died during that?
I've been speaking to my mum about this and she was aware of it but really didn't know much at all - My auntie believes my grandad may have had a...
The UK Parliament was told about the Rakuyo Maru on 31st October 1944, and a longer statement was made on 17th November 1944. Sunk Japanese...
...on numerous interviews with survivors of the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, and other veterans. As a brief overview of resources for researching...
I genuinely cannot say thank you enough for this information and the links - I thought it would be impossible to set up any sort of timeline of my...
...range Digitised item Item ID Format B3856 144/1/124 PART 1 " RAKUYO MARU " Torpedoed whilst transporting PoW's from Thailand to Japan. Includes...
...noted by Guy and 51Highland, he was being transported on the Rakuyo Maru from Singapore to Japan when the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the...
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...
So much information and very much appreciated. Many thanks for your help. Every little bit of information is helping me with a timeline of...
...D. Wall (Publisher) Associated people and organisations [ Rakuyo Maru] [ Montevideo Maru] [ Tamahoko Maru] [ Barb] [ Queenfish] [ Pampanito] [...
...or was being used to cross check against the lists for Rakuyo Maru. Whilst the file is named Rakuyo Maru and starts off with this, the list...
...National Archives [ATTACH] [ATTACH] According to Wiki the Rakuyo Maru was sunk 12 September 1944: SS Rakuyō Maru - Wikipedia He is also...
Oh yeah! How did I miss that! Now that would have made things easier if I'd have seen that straight away. But I enjoyed the search anyway. Cheers...
...B: FMP says this on the list that you have posted; "Casualties at sea, China Sea: prisoners of war aboard Japanese transport ship Rakuyo Maru,...
...River Kwai" book by Joan and Clay Blair. There is a list of Rakuyo Maru survivors interviewed for the book, which includes two names from the...
...concerning Prisoners of War reported missing following the sinking of the transport ship "Rakuyo Maru" (POW lists No 800-801-802-803) [66 pages]
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