A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports
Name
Echter, N.Th.
Rank
Sergeant
Service/No
Regiment
Nederland Army
Unit
Nationality
Hollander
Country/Im prisonment
Java Party No
Java/Depar t
Ship
Java
23
1943/09/17
Junyo Maru
Port/Arrive
Sunk before reaching Sumatra.
Port/Depar t
Land/Sea
Destination
Survived/Di ed
Age
Died
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Place of Death
Loved Ones
Memorial
1944/09/18
Junyo Maru sunk by HMS Tradewind
At sea: Junyo Maru - MoakoMoakao, Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E
Cemetery
Badge
Plaque
Notes
Birth Date 20-5-1896. Entry number 220. Died 1944/09/18, when HMS Tradewind fired torpedoes at the Junyo Maru, sinking her at MoakoMoakao, Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E.
Death/Reco rd
Kew/Refer ence
WO361/2223
Keeping the Candle Burning
In Memory of Fred Taylor, Anthea Beckett, John Weedon and Arthur Lane Designed & Maintained by Ron Taylor.