Hiroshima 7B - Okinoyama

To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

Hiroshima 7B - (Ube) Okinoyama

(Earlier known as Yahata (Ube): Fuk. Ube B: Fuk. 7B: Fuk. 2D: Hir. 5D)

First group of British PoWs dep. 1942/10/17 in Singapore Maru from Java, arr. 1942/10/25 Singapore, dep. 1942/10/30 arr. 1942/11/25 Moji. 27 Nov 1942. 170 British including 17 Officers under Colonel Scott. (including Col Scott, Col Brigdin, Maj Graham, Maj Robinson, Captain Chenery). Journey to Japan

Second Group of British from Thailand-Burma Railway (Japan Party Two) dep. 1944/07/04 in the Asaka Maru from Singapore. The convoy, SHIMA-05, was reorganized as MI-08 at Miri, Borneo 1944/07/08. The Asaka Maru later ran aground 1944/10/12 when it experienced technical problems in a storm, the PoWs (707) transferred at Takao to the Hakusan Maru dep. 1944/08/22 Taiwan arr. 1944/08/28 Japan.

PoWs worked in Okinoyama Coal Mine on the outskirts of Ube.

26 Nov 1942/11/26 camp started as Yahata Provisional PoW Camp, Ube Branch Camp.

1942/11/27 British (170) arrive ex Singapore Maru.

1943/01/01 camp renamed Fukuoka PoW Camp Ube Branch

1943/02/01 camp renamed Fukuoka 7B

1943/07/29 Col Scott and six officers were moved to Zentsuji PoW Camp

1943/07/25 Dr. John G. Feder, Lt jg, USN (MC) arrives (ex Moji, ex Zentsuji, ex Guam)

1943/12/01 camp renamed Fukuoka 2D

1944/08/28 second group of British arrive ex Asaka Marur & Hakusan Maru.

1945/04/14 control transferred to Hiroshima 5D later in month to 5B

1945 September camp liberated.

Thanks to:-

Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Centre for Research
Wes Injerd
D. Rider
Jim Erickson
Mark Hagen
Meg Parkes
FEPOW Community
COFEPOW Database
PoW Research Network Japan
Plus my understanding wife

Hiroshima 7B - Okinoyama Rolls

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Died

Name	Rank	Service/No	Nationality
Burton, William George	Gunner	1549685	British.
Clark, William Arthur	Serjeant	1550115	British.
Clarke, Frederick William	Gunner	1757632	British.
Cutbush, Harold William	Major	44989	British.
Epton, John William Herbert	Gunner	1481589	British.
Ginman, Harry Thomas	Gunner	1788829	British.
Holmes, Cyril	Gunner	1732009	British.
Howard, Leslie Frederick	Private	5833592	British.
Lambert, Frederick George	Lance Serjeant	1483258	British.
Lambourne, William Ernest	Gunner	1519899	British.
Lee, Charles William	Gunner	1834050	British.
Marshall, Gavin	Gunner	1826695	British.
Meikle, William	Gunner	1750777	British.
Morrison, Charles Watson	Gunner	753072	British.
Parsons, Frederick George	Gunner	1643474	British.
Penman, John	Gunner	1540188	British.
Pigg, John Thomas	Lance Bombardier	973843	British.
Poole, Jack	Gunner	1556108	British.
Stanley, Arthur Ernest Jesse	Gunner	1700080	British.
Witts, Samuel	Gunner	1700019	British.

Survived

Name	Rank	Service/No	Nationality
Abel, John	Private	7639744	British
Aburrow, Walter Edward	Gunner	1549874	British
Ackroyd, E.	Gunner	920790	British
Adams, Bertram William "Bertie"	Private	5831104	British
Adams, Ernest Frank Keith	Bombardier	1562922	British
Adams, Frank Thomas	Gunner	1817001	British
Agar, Leslie Rufus John	Signalman	5829674	British
Agutter, William George Arthur	Gunner	1777594	British
Aird, James	Private	5888036	British
Allen, Herbert Frederick	Private	5824586	British
Amos, William Charles	Gunner	1479502	British
Archer, Alfred Arthur	Private	5830153	British
Armstrong, Herbert J.	Private	5832441	British
Atherton, Keith H.G.	Signalman	2359565	British
Atkins, Graham Douglas	Lance Corporal	5831137	British
Atkinson, Alfred Jefferson	Driver	T/232416	British
Atkinson, Leonard	Gunner	963764	British
Austin, Edwin Edward	Capt	2966843	British
Bailey, Elliott E.	Private	18057000	American
Baker, John Edmund	Signalman	2337159	British
Baker, Leonard B.	Gunner	1572878	British
Bampton, Ernest J.	Gunner	964371	British
Barker, James E.	CQMS	3442395	British
Barnes, Albert E.	Corporal	T/63937	British
Barratt, Robert	Private	5828923	British
Barton, John Henry Clarkson	Gunner	1582156	British
Bennington, Lloyd B.	Private	5933570	British
Berry, Thomas	Private	2976444	British
Bird, Edley Hugh	Sergeant	1479499	British
Bramley, Frederick Lawrence	SQMS	554620	British
Branson, James Malcolm	Lance Bombardier	943487	British
Bridgeman, Frank S.	Gunner	919817	British
Brown, Charlie	Gunner	177868	British
Brown, Gilbert Hearder	Gunner	1770421	British
Brown, Joe	Private	5933902	British
Buckley, Richard	Gunner	1821310	British
Burges, Eric J.O	Lance Sergeant	819810	British
Cairns, Justin W.	Gunner	1823053	British
Calder, John	Lance Sergeant	2343359	British
Cameron, Alexander McW	Private	2990943	British
Cannie, Neil J.	Lance Corporal	2982130	British
Carston, Albert Charles	Lieutenant		British
Cartland, Charles Albert William	Lance Bombardier	1614711	British
Castle, Ernest Albert Jack	Private	5831154	British
Caton, Thomas R.	Sergeant	1481597	British
Chalkley, Arthur E.	Gunner	1801570	British
Chapman, Henry A.	Private	5829694	British
Chapman, John W.	Gunner	1759360	British
Chapman, John W.	Capt	EC-876	British
Chenery, Dudley J.	Capt	148436	British
Clark, Jack Ling	Private	5933405	British
Clark, Robert	Gunner	1772029	British
Clarke, Frederick George	Gunner	1549463	British
Clarridge, Austin	Gunner	943465	British
Clifford, Francis G.	Gunner	1700359	British
Cole, Henry W.	Sergeant	1572881	British
Collins, Maurice	Private	6028578	British
Connor, Joseph Eric	Lance Bombardier	1835030	British
Cookson, Harry W.	Gunner	1563140	British
Cooper, Richard P.	Private	5932151	British
Coulson, Leslie	Bombardier	901434	British
Cowell, Cyril Raymond	Gunner	1483233	British
Crawford, Harry G.	Lance Bombardier	1472986	British
Crawley, John	Corporal	1891326	British
Crick, George J.P.	Private	5835479	British
Crowther, Alfred	Gunner	1527394	British
Dale, Wilson Horace	Sergeant	2570167	British
Davies, M.N.	Signalman		British
Davies, William Dickenson	Driver	T/182554	British
Davison, Joseph Bill	Sergeant	917876	British
Dawson, John William	Corporal	3854193	British
Dear, William Abraham	Private	6020853	British
Deebank, Harry G.	Gunner	1540039	British
Dillon, John	Corporal	5832969	British
Disley, James	Gunner	1483126	British
Dix, Ralph Christopher	Lance Bombardier	5879178	British
Dixon, Peter Allen	Driver	T/131629	British
Dorset, Virgil Jackson (MC) -	Captain		American
Dougherty, Peter	Gunner	11052565	British
Dowd, James	Gunner	935372	British
Dowler, James Norman	Lance Corporal	2346350	British
Dowles, Charles James	Sergeant	935373	British
Dudley, Edwin A.W.	Gunner	940667	British
Duffin, George V.	Lance Bombardier	1552336	British
Dunham, W.H.	Private		British
Dunn, John William	Lance Bombardier	1478583	British
Dutton, Alexander	Gunner	1432241	British
Eadie, Percy Alfred	Sergeant	1547099	British
Evans, P.D.	Signalman		British
Farrant, Joe	Driver	1580758	British
Farrar, James	Private	T/188992	British
Faulkner, Richard Edward	Lance Bombardier	1736234	British
Feder, John George	Lieutenant	83504	American
Feeney, Daniel	Private	2979386	British
Field, William Edward	Lance Bombardier	1563569	British
Fitt, Edgar Philip	Lieutenant	170701	British
Flear, William	Gunner	915245	British
Flesher, John A. Wilfred	Lance Corporal	2325034	British
Forster, George James R.	Private	5775688	British
Franklin, William B.	Bandsman	5942532	British
Fraser, W.	Private		British
Fuller, Leslie A.	Lance Sergeant	5771600	British
Garner, Cecil	Lance Bombardier	1633689	British
Garner, Walter George	Gunner	975075	British
Garnish, Bertie William	Gunner	1639256	British
Geddes, Raymond Albert	Driver	6285138	British
Geens, Leslie John	Private	7650550	British
Gent, James Victor	Lance Corporal	6013939	British
Glaister, Sydney Arthur	Private	5831198	British
Gleadow, John James	CQMS	T/2653078	British
Gooch, Frank E.	Signalman	2347673	British
Gordon, Dennis	Lance Sergeant	1483229	British
Gould, Jack	Lieutenant	207161	British
Gould, John Brookfield	Sapper	681	British
Goulding, James	Private	3776289	British
Graham, John	Lance Corporal	2979794	British
Green, Cecil R.	Gunner	1765268	British
Green, Charles Eric	Gunner	1700246	British
Greenway, Arthur Thomas	Capt	185787	British
Grocott, Edward	Private	3322793	British
Hall, William	Gunner	1644092	British
Halliwell, Clifford H.	Gunner	1112407	British
Hammond, Victor J.R.	Signalman	2363665	British
Harman, Frank Jabez	Gunner	1832522	British
Hatch, Sidney John	Gunner	1831450	British
Hayes, Frederick	Lance Bombardier	1024270	British
Hendry, Eric	Signalman	2586312	British
Hewitt, Thomas William	Gunner	1774534	British
Hickman, William H.	Gunner	1770980	British
Higginson, Donald H.	Gunner	1807579	British
Hilton, Norman	Private	6019220	British
Holt, Harold Bernard	Gunner	1644065	British
Holt, James	Gunner	1801616	British
Horsfall, John Thomas	Gunner	908644	British
House, William S.	Sergeant	1551973	British
Howard, George V.	Gunner	984201	British
Howe, Edward Cecil	Gunner	1715619	British
Howes, Harold H.	Private	5933636	British
Hoye, Sidney William N.	Gunner	1801616	British
Hudson, John	Gunner	968843	British
Hudson, Walter	Warrant Officer Class 1	1546081	British
Hughes, Herbert	Warrant Officer Class 1	819139	British
Hughes, W.	Private		British
Jackson, Arthur	Aircraftman 1st Class	1077408	British
James, Arthur George.	Lieutenant	179240	British
Jones, John	Gunner	1817135	British
King, Arthur William	Lance Sergeant	532704	British
King, Donald B.	Sun/Cdr	7611485	British
Kirby, Edwin	Sergeant	1639303	British
Knope, William E.	Gunner	1563236	British
Lamport, William	Warrant Officer Class 1	6136649	British
Langston, H.H.	Corporal	5827492	British
Lapham, Percy James	Sergeant	2581226	British
Lawrence, George A.	Private	5933501	British
Lawson, John Hogg	Driver	2334572	British
Lay, Ronald Jethroe	Sergeant	1479511	British
Leeming, Ronald	Sergeant	912688	British
Legge, Percival T.F.	Sergeant	5933713	British
Lewis, G.H.	Lance Corporal		British
Lighting, Peter A.	Bombardier	888620	British
Loan, James	Gunner	4265942	British
Lock, Ernest Walter	Lance Bombardier	1487814	British
Loughborough, William A.	Gunner	935448	British
Luker, Jesse	Gunner	1563279	British
Lynes, George Daniel	Gunner	1547994	British
Mabey, John Alexander	Gunner	1736633	British
Markham, Charles	Private	6144176	British
Marshall, Charles Alfred	Lance Corporal	50757	British
Marshall, Reginald A.C.	Private	5949939	British
Masters, William Aubrey	Private	6019989	British
Matthews, Thomas Frederick	Gunner	1700156	British
McClean, J.	Private		British
McGonnell, Michael Gerrard	Private	270124	British
McGovern, Gerard George	Gunner	1821835	British
McGuire, Frank	Sergeant	2589162	British
McLellan, Archibald	Aircraftman 2nd Class	1373873	British
McNicol, Duncan S.	Private	3323249	British
Meechan, Charles	Gunner	977485	British
Mellor, George	Gunner	1821144	British
Merrifield, Clifton	Private	3387461	British
Middleton, Harold	Gunner	11052537	British
Miller, Daniel Morris	Gunner	1104104	British
Mitchell, Albert	Private	2986223	British
Mitchell, John William	Gunner	963868	British
Mitchell, Norman Eric	Gunner	1089062	British
Morris, Alwyn	Gunner	1811707	British
Morris, Robert Densil	Sergeant	5831057	British
Mounfield, James V.K.	Lance Corporal	5831291	British
Munns, Richard	Sergeant	5949243	British
Neale, Harry	WOII	1488340	British
Nettleton, Gordon C.	Lieutenant	207941	British
Newton, Charles Henry	Gunner	1826669	British
Nunn, Alfred A.H.	Lance Bombardier	957891	British
Oliver, J.E.	Driver	2370814	British
Paige, Stanley W.	Gunner	1807288	British
Paterson, James N.	Signalman	2755493	British
Patrovski, C.C. (Dr)			British
Pearce, John Arthur	Gunner	940625	British
Pearson, Joseph C.	Gunner	4610335	British
Perkins, Arthur	Bombardier	1064075	British
Phillips, Richard G.	Captain		British
Picken, John	Corporal	7598535	British
Pillans, Gavin P.	Gunner	1823090	British
Platt, Vernon Harold G.	Corporal	6085382	British
Porter, Basil	Private	5933066	British
Powell, Bernard R.J.	Gunner	1502315	British
Price, Benjamin Alan	Leading Aircraftman	1156482	British
Prince, George	Private	2979838	British
Rampling, Joseph H.P.	Gunner	1602216	British
Ravenhill, Roy	Gunner	1789760	British
Ray, Charles A.	Private	18020432	American
Rennard, James W.	Private	4623250	British
Rex, Gwyn	Gunner	1817200	British
Rigg, Jack	Gunner	1590225	British
Riggs, Roy Herbert	Gunner	6401589	British
Riley, Cecil S.	Gunner	1808710	British
Robbie, Ian R.	Gunner	1807328	British
Roberts, John G.	Gunner	11052212	British
Robinson, John F.	Sergeant	940687	British
Robinson, Joseph	Gunner	935841	British
Robinson, T.N.	Lance Corporal		British
Rooney, Hugh	Gunner	7043059	British
Ryley, Harold	Signalman	2325257	British
Salmon, Norman Joseph	Lance Sergeant	1605986	British
Sancto, William	Gunner	1738514	British
Sanders, Leonard	Gunner	940627	British
Scrivener, Jack	Private	5933190	British
Senior, Ernest Edward	Sub/Cdr	5723583	British
Smart, Albert Henry	Private	6028650	British
Smart, Ronald Arthur	Private	5832803	British
Smart, Victor Piggott	Lance Bombardier	1540225	British
Smith, Albert William	Gunner	978936	British
Smith, Leonard William	Gunner	877477	British
Smith, Walter	Lance Bombardier	896075	British
Smith, William	Gunner	1700089	British
Smith, William Austin	Gunner	940637	British
Spencer, Walter George O.	Private	5828873	British
Stead, Harold	Gunner	911419	British
Stearns, Reginald.R.	Private	5950092	British
Steele, Thomas	Sergeant	2751155	British
Stubbings, John Roy	CmdSgt	5933593	British
Sutcliffe, George	Gunner	1592527	British
Swales, Francis	Lance Sergeant	812829	British
Swift, Henry John	Able Seamam	D/JX134186	British
Sword, John Menzenies	Signalman	59744	British
Tate, Henry	Sergeant	1548771	British
Thompson, H.	Private		British
Tidy, William Henry	Gunner	1519878	British
Todd, Alan Thomas	Gunner	1572752	British
Turner, Ronald David	Private	5933461	British
Turnock, John	Gunner	1502700	British
Tyler, Arthur George	Corporal	5823662	British
Walker, Jack S.	Driver	848077	British
Wallace, Patrick (Alias McLee)	Signalman	6201440	British
Walter, Reginald	Lance Bombardier	1537348	British
Warr, Thomas	Gunner	1619197	British
Warren, Milson James	Gunner	1427066	British
Warwick, George	Gunner	1497138	British
Waters, Albert Gerald	Gunner	1807801	British
Watson, Kenneth McLeod	Gunner	1826752	British
Watts, William Albert	Gunner	183452	British
Webb, Ronald Ernest	Gunner	1828351	British
Wellard, Leonard	Staff Sergeant	6283853	British
Wellbourne, Cyril Edward	RQMS	5933849	British
Wellings, Leonard Vale	Lance Corporal	5333265	British
Wernick, Edward George	Lance Corporal	7684586	British
West, Cecil W.	Lieutenant	2455583	British
White, Alan Frank	Sergeant	862245	British
Whittaker, Charles	Gunner	1782679	British
Whitton, Henry Sneddon	Lance Bombardier	1826467	British
Wilde, Cyril Albert	Bombardier	727054	British
Williams, Albert Henry	Signalman	2343289	British
Williams, Reuben W.	Gunner	1777294	British
Williams, Thomas H.	Lance Bombardier	868799	British
Williamson, Ernest F.	CSM	5933822	British
Williamson, Leslie F.	Private	5933823	British
Wilson, Francis E.	Lance Corporal	2361432	British
Wood, Sidney Charles	Driver	1777921	British
Woodall, George Charles	Gunner	1539954	British
Wright, W.J.	Gunner	1771045	British
Young, E.A.	Lance Sergeant	1835262	British

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