Japanese Homeland Rolls -2

 

To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

 

Tokyo 23D - Kawasaki

(Camp closed  1945/06/30)

Tokyo 23D

Survivors of the SS Nankin, SS Wellpark, SS Kirkpool and SS Willesden were picked up by their attacker the German raider Thor. They were transferred to the MV Regensburg and later the MV Ramses and handed over to the Japanese when reaching Japan. These were the first group in the camp.

PoWs worked in Kawasaki Ship yard.

1944/08/20 camp started with the survivors of the SS Nankin, SS Wellpark, SS Kirkpool and SS Willesden.

1945/04/04 no injuries when bombs dropped in area.

1945/04/11 Corporal Herbeck died.

1945/06/30 camp closed PoWs transferred to Tokyo-01B-Kawasaki (majority of men), Tokyo Main at Omori, Tokyo-15B-Niigata (Tekkojo) or Tok-03B-OMI.

Please read Experiences of Cecil Saunders (SS Nankin survivor)

Thanks to:-

Tokyo 23D - Kawasaki Rolls

Please click on icon next to name for more information

Died

Name

Rank

Service/No

Nationality

Herbeck, Robert M.

Corporal

 

American

 

Survived

Name

Rank

Service/No

Nationality

Adams, Alfred James

Corporal

 

British

Adams, Robert

Civilian

 

British

Aitken, Andrew

Civilian

 

British

Alexander, George

Civilian

 

British

Ali, Said

Civilian

 

India

Ali, Swab

Civilian

 

India

Apare, John

Civilian

 

Brit (S.African)

Armstrong, JohnMcPhail

Able Seaman

D/JY237727

British

Auld, John

Private

3059397

British

Baldwin, Gordon

Sapper

2124422

British

Barrie, Victor

Major

67995

British

Bawden, Derek

Civilian

 

British

Bentham, Charles

Sapper

1874315

British

Blomfield, Charles J.

Wt Officer

 

British

Bouel, Eugene C.

Civilian

 

Australian

Boxwell, James

Lance Corporal

1880685

British

Braithwaite, Wilfred

Civilian

 

Brit (S. African)

Brett, George

Private

3055380

British

Brittain, Eigar

Civilian

 

British

Brown, Leonard Reginald

Gunner

872547

British

Bryden, Charles McCallough

Gunner

4459570

British

Burke,  William

Able Seaman

C/SSX17768

British

Burley,  Shadrack

Civilian

 

British

Cain, Timothy J.

Wt Off

 

British

Campbell, John

Civilian

 

British

Caveny, James J.

Able Seaman

C/JX208282

British

Cawthorne, James F.

Able Seaman

Unknown

British

Charlton, James

Civilian

 

British

Clark,  Francis

Private

3054420

British

Clifford,  Frank B.

Sergeant

S/54896

British

Cochran, Mortland

CPO

 

American

Coleman,  Arthur

Staff Sergeant

6136791

British

Collett,  Oswald

Civilian

 

Canada

Cook,  George H.

Gunner

842724

British

Coombes,  Sydney G.

Gunner

863780

British

Cornish,  William Arthur

Gunner

 

British

Cosgrove,  Andrew

Private

3055485

British

Cox,  Percy

Able Seaman

P/JX207801

British

Currie,  William

Civilian

 

British

Dandridge,  Roy

Corporal

6200824

British

Davidovitch,  Alfred

Sapper

2035400

British

Day,  Roy F.

Captain

 

American

Dehoff,  Gerhard W.

Civilian

 

American

Denmark,  Robert

Able Seaman

P/JX311303

British

Dietrich,  Clyde C.

CPO

 

American

Dixon,  Joseph

Able Seaman

C/JX201675

British

Dobson,  John C

Sergeant

2028280

British

Dodd,  Charles

Bombardier

1060106

British

Doohan,  James

Sapper

1877244

British

Dunlop, Michael

Gunner

4622633

British

Eagle,  Francis

Lance Bombardier

1605699

British

Edge,  Denis

Sapper

 

British

Edwards,  Clarence

Civilian

 

Brit (Jamaica)

Elliott,  George

Civilian

 

British

Elsey,  William James

Sapper

1873011

British

Falconer,  Charles

Civilian

 

British

Faulkner,  Alfonse Francis

Civilian

 

American

Fielding,  Albert William

Private

6202173

British

Foe DjoenMeng

Civilian

 

Chinese

Foi Lai Hing

Civilian

 

Chinese

Ford,  Albert Edward

Lance Bombardier

5670879

British

Fraser,  James

Private

3054028

British

Gai Thung Seen

Civilian

 

Chinese

Gardiner,  John

Civilian

 

British

Garner,  William

Gunner

1563523

British

Gillespie,  James R.

Sergeant

 

American

Gillissen,  John J.

Civilian

 

American

Gilson,  Olen J.

Private

 

American

Gordon,  Frank

Lance Corporal

2570900

British

Gorman,  Thomas

Private

3059175

British

Gottschalk,  Ethan O.

Private

 

American

Grant,  Lucian H.

Private

 

American

Gray,  John D.

Petty Officer

 

American

Gray,  LeonM.

Private

 

American

Gray,  Walter

Civilian

 

British

Griffiths,  Joseph

Civilian

 

British

Griffiths,  Richard

Civilian

 

British

Guenther,  William O.

Private

 

American

Gurule,  Bedelio F.

Sergeant

 

American

Halbrook,  Alton C.

Cpl-USMC

 

American

Hall,  Daniel C.

Private

 

American

Hambley,  Louis C.

CPO

 

American

Hamill,  James

Civilian

 

British

Hamilton,  William J.

SgtMarines

 

American

Hammonds,  Wilburn D.

Private

 

American

Hamrick,  Eugene E

Private

 

American

Han Kit Toon

Civilian

 

Chinese

Harper,  Raymond J.

Petty Officer

 

American

Hataway,  Lloyd

Private

 

American

Hatfield,  John W.

Private

 

American

Hawkins,  J.B.

Private

 

American

Heckman,  Clyde L.

Private

 

American

Helliwell,  Harold

Sapper

1874008

British

Henderson,  Henry C.

CPO

 

American

Henderson,  James

Private

3056506

British

Heron,  Joseph W.

Gunner

1632064

British

Hirst,  James W.

Private

2571051

British

Ho Boeng Ken

Civilian

 

Chinese

Hodge,  Allen J.

Seaman 1c

 

American

Hodges,  Thomas

Corporal

 

American

Hollan, Murry A.

Private

 

American

Holman,  Thomas O.

Corporal

 

American

Holmes,  Jesse G.

CPO

 

American

Hols,  Gilbert O.

Private

 

American

Hoops,  James L.

Pvt - USMC

 

American

Horgan, HerbertH.R.

Civilian

 

Australian

Hoskins,  Thomas J.

Sig1c

 

American

Hough, Hubert D.

CPO

 

American

Houston,  James A.

Lance Corporal

3053689

British

Hull,  RichardH.

CPO

 

American

Jackson,  Frederick L.

Cpl-USMC

 

American

James,  Stanley L.

Col

 

American

Jantz,  CarlJ.

SgtMarines

 

American

Jelinski,  Alfred Valentine

CPO

 

American

Jensen,  William E. "Billy"

PFC

 

American

Joyce,  Arthur H.

Civilian

 

British

Kane,  William

Civilian

 

British

Kenneally,  William

Civilian

 

Ireland

Krummel, Karl H.

Civilian

 

Australian

Kukain,  Arnold

Civilian

 

Estonian

Kyle,  David

Sapper

1874149

British

Larter, Leonard R.

Able Seaman

 

Australian

Lawson,  Robert

Civilian

 

British

Lewis,  Phillip

Civilian

 

Brit (S.African)

Lim Sie Fong

Civilian

 

Chinese

Mackinnon,  John

Civilian

 

British

MacLennan,  Donald

Civilian

 

British

MacNaughton,  James

Private

 

British

MacNeil,  Roderick

Civilian

 

British

Manson,  Peter

Lance Corporal

3053789

British

Marrant,  D'Arcy A.

Wt Off

 

Aussie

Marshall,  Adam

Civilian

 

British

Maxwell,  Ralph

Private

3054978

British

Mc Farlane,  John G.

CPO

 

American

Mc Govern,  Bernard

Civilian

 

British

McConville,  John

Stoker

P/KX 119660

British

McDougall,  John

Civilian

 

British

McEachran,  Angus

Private

2978223

British

McGough,  William

Private

2755193

British

McGregor,  George

Civilian

 

British

McKay,  Alexander

Private

3059100

British

McMahon,  Robert

Able Seaman

Unknown

British

McNeill,  Thomas

Civilian

 

British

McPhillips,  James

Private

3054125

British

Miller,  Archie

Gunner

1546936

British

Morris,  Alan

Civilian

 

British

Morris,  William

Able Seaman

D/JX 235723

British

Murray,  Thomas

Gunner

841844

British

Musselwhite,  Otis W.

Petty Officer

 

American

Myers,  Hugh H.

CPO

 

American

Mynott,  Thomas E.

Civilian

 

British

Newman,  Samuel A.

Lt Cmdr

 

American

Nicholson,  William

Civilian

 

British

O'Halligan, Richard

Civilian

 

British

Owen, Morgan Kenneth

Gunner

4077162

British

Palfrey,  Leonard H.

Bombardier

5670567

British

Palmer, Richard

Civilian

 

British

Parkinson, William

Stoker

D/KX110205

British

Patterson, Rae

CPO

 

American

Perkins,  John

Civilian

 

British

Peter,  Nawaratna

Civilian

 

India

Prentice,  Edward

Civilian

 

British

Price,  Arthur C.

Lieutenant

185178

British

Profit, Thomas

Civilian

 

British

Redding,  Joseph

Private

Unknown

British

Riley,  Daniel

Civilian

 

British

Roche, Thomas

Civilian

 

British

Rosie, Malcolm

Private

3055402

British

Scott,  Charles E

Sapper

824791

British

Seddon,  John

Civilian

 

British

Shokwr, Mohammed

Civilian

 

India

Silva,  Elvin

Civilian

 

India

Skilton,  KennethR.

Sapper

4538082

British

Smith, Thomas

Civilian

 

British

Stamp, Walter

Civilian

 

British

Stewart,  Alan

Civilian

 

British

Storey, Thomas

Civilian

 

British

Stuart,  Joseph

Private

3054035

British

Sutch,  Donald J.

Petty Officer

C/FX 30393

British

Thomas, Rowland

Corporal

6200552

British

Tierney,  Norman

Civilian

 

British

Tomb, William

Sapper

1874771

British

Tudor,  Harry

Gunner

872459

British

Ulla,  Danis

Civilian

 

India

Van Diggle, Zacharias

Mar 1c

 

Hollander

Viney,  John W.

Able Seaman

 

Australian

Waddington,  Albert

Lance Bombdr

863809

British

Walker,  Albert Keith

Private

 

American

Walker,  DorseyR

Petty Officer

 

American

Walker, Robert

Private

2980921

British

Waltenberg,  Alexander

Civilian

 

British

Watson,  J.B.

Civilian

 

Australian

White,  Hugh

Private

 

British

Williams,  Alfred

Lance Corporal

6202142

British

Williams,  CecilR.

Able Seaman

 

Australian

Williams,  Edward

Civilian

 

British

Williams,  John

Civilian

 

Brit (S.African)

Williams, William

Private

 

British

Wilson, Ronald D.

Civilian

 

British

Wood,  Henry K.

Civilian

 

British

Woodhams,  Frederick

Able Seaman

C/JX249777

British

Woodward,  John J.

Captain

 

Australian

Wormald,  Leslie

Civilian

 

British

Yeadon,  Edison

Civilian

 

Canada

Young,  JoeR.

CPO

 

American

Zimmerman,  Ernest

Civilian

 

British

 

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