To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Private

Frederick Gunson

(Fred)

Gunson-Frederick-03b

1919/03/04 - Born Sheffield, Yorkshire

1939/10/06 - Enlisted

Royal Army Medical Corps

27 Company

 

Japanese PoW

1941/12/25 - Captured Hong Kong

PoW No. 3271

Japanese Index card - Side One

Gunson-Frederick-01

Japanese Index Card - Side Two

Gunson-Frederick-02

Date

Camp

Commander

1941/01/26

ShamShuiPo Camp, Hong Kong

Major Boom

1942/09/27

Transported Lison Maru to Japan

 

Lisbon Maru - 1tn

1942/10/01

Lisbon Maru Sunk by USS Grouper

 

 

6 miles from Tung Fusham

 

1942/10/19

Survived and taken to Osaka, Japan

Sgt. Maj. Matherson

1945/09/02 - Liberated Osaka 1B

 

Died

1993

Sheffield, Yorkshire

Information

Anthony Barron

The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru by Tony Banham

Lisbon Maru Articles by Ronnie Taylor

Lisbon Maru Death Roll by Ronnie Taylor

COFEPOW Liberation Questionnaire

KEW:- WO 392/24, WO 345/31, WO 361/1964, WO 361/1963, WO 361/1744, WO 361/1744/2,

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''Our Thanks are for being a Chapter in Life.''

 

 

 

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In Memory of FEPOW Family Loved Ones
Designed and Maintained by Ron Taylor.

 

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