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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Japanese POW
Being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the Maros Maru
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PoW No.
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Age
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Date of Death
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Cause of Death
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Place of Death
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Nationality
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Loved Ones
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Son of Leonard Smith, and of Margaret Annie Smith, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
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Memorial
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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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