To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

 

Java Index

A database of those imprisoned by the Japanese in Java and their transports

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Aircraftman 1st Class

Stevens, Ronald Victor John

British

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

211 Sqdn.

 

 

 

Japanese PoW Held:-

 

Java

Java Party No:-

 

23

 

Java/Depart:-

 

1944/09/15

 

Ship:-

 

Junyo Maru

 

Port/Arrive:-

 

Sunk before reaching Sumatra.

 

 

 

 

Port/Depart:-

 

 

 

Land/Sea:-

 

 

 

Destination:-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Survived/Died:-

 

Died

 

Age:-

 

22

 

Date of Death:-

 

1944/09/18

 

Cause of Death:-

 

Junyo Maru sunk by HMS Tradewind

 

Place of Death:-

 

At sea: Junyo Maru - MoakoMoakao, Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E

 

 

 

Loved Ones

Son of James Victor Stevens, and of Martha Jane Stevens, of Etchingham, Sussex

 

 

Memorial

Column 441.

 

SINGAPORE MEMORIAL

 

 

The Junyo Maru left Batavia, Java for Padang, Sumatra 1944/09/16 with 6520 prisoners, these included 2320 Dut. Brit. Amer. Aus. 4200 Javanese romusha. Sunk by HMS Tradewind off MoakoMoakao Lat 20.53S Lon 101.11E. Lost 5640.

 

 

Reference

WO 361/2223

 

 

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