ABC Civilians

To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

Hell Ships

Montevideo Maru

Civilian Roll

Coomber, Arthur

Born New South Wales, Australia.

Medical Assistant

Kokopo

Date Captured:-

February 1942

PoW Number:-

026

Transported:-

1942/06/22

Port:-

Rabaul

Ship:-

Montevideo Maru

Died

Date of Death:-

1942/07/01

Age:-

Cause of Death:-

Drowned when SS Montevideo was sunk by USS Sturgeon.

Place of Death:-

Off Luzon

Loved Ones

Son of Harry and Sarah Anne Coomber; husband of Olive Florence Coomber.

Memorial

Rabaul and Montevideo Maru Memorial at Victoria, Australia

Notes:-

Source:-

MP74/1, A518, CWGC

Source File Explanation:-

MP74/1 - Williams 1946 Japanese Translated list

A518 - Family Form of Information for ‘Closure of Death’.

CWGC - Commonwealth War Graves Montevideo Maru Memorial

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