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Wilkes, George William Arthur
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Japanese POW
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MoakoMoakao - HMS Tradewind fired torpedoes at the Junyo Maru, sinking her at Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E
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Loved Ones
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Son of Arthur and Rita Wilkes, of Paganhill, Gloucestershire; stepson of Mrs. R. O. Wilkes, of Paganhill
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Memorial
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The British submarine H.M.S. Tradewind intercepted the Junyo Maru and fired torpedoes, sinking the ship with a loss of 5620 lives, making it the worst maritime disaster of WWII
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