Being transported from Ambon Island to Java in the Maros Maru
Died
PoW No.
12684
Age
27
Date of Death
1944/11/02
Cause of Death
Place of Death
At sea: Maros Maru
Nationality
British
Loved Ones
Son of William Thomas Wood and Eliza Wood.
Memorial
Column 439.
Singapore Memorial
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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