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Gloria | Report | 29 Jul 2009 20:40 |
Able seaman John Cox who was killed in 1944, on board H.M.S. Prince of Wales. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 29 Jul 2009 20:46 |
For reference..... |
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MargaretM | Report | 29 Jul 2009 21:03 |
This entry says he died aboard the "Harukiku Maru" ( A Japanese ship? Was he a prisoner?) |
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MargaretM | Report | 29 Jul 2009 21:06 |
On June 26th, 1944, the Harukiku Maru, a 3.040 tons Dutch stemaer, seized by the Japanese, was torpedoed and sunk by HMS Truculent (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Alexander, DSO, RN) 60 miles SE of Medan, Sumatra. |
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MargaretM | Report | 29 Jul 2009 21:12 |
A little more research shows that the Harukiku Maru was just one of many POW ships held by the Japanese where conditions were absolutely appalling. Many of them were sunk by the Allies with the loss of hundreds of British POW's. |
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Gloria | Report | 29 Jul 2009 22:16 |
Yes thats him he was a prisoner,I'm trying to find out more about his Family, but don't know where he was born. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 29 Jul 2009 22:29 |
What makes you link to this man?..How do you know about him? |
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Gloria | Report | 30 Jul 2009 08:36 |
Yes Gwyn there is a link, my Mothers cousin told me about him he remembers when he died but his memory is so poor now he doesn't remember how he was related. |