Being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the Maros Maru
Died
PoW No.
11878
Age
Date of Death
1944/10/01
Cause of Death
Bacillen Dysentary
Place of Death
At sea: Maros Maru
Nationality
Dutch
Loved Ones
Memorial
Unknown
When Allied raids began on Ambon, Huruku and Celebes in 1944, the Japanese retreated taking the 650 POWs with them, the Maros Maru transported them from Ambon to Java.
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