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St. John's Ambulance Brigade
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(Hong Kong District)/attd. Imperial Force
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Japanese POW
Being transported from from Hong Kong to Shanghai in the Lisbon Maru
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Age
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Lisbon Maru - 6 miles from Tung Fusham Island, off the China coast, 29°57'N, 122°56'E.
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Nationality
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Loved Ones
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Son of William A. Potter and Florence Potter, of Norwich, Norfolk; husband of Olive Mabel Potter, of Broadwater, Worthing, Sussex
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Memorial
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The Lisbon Maru left Hong Kong, 1942/09/27 for Shanghai with 1816 prisoners on board. Attacked and sunk by USS Grouper (American submarine).
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