To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Private

James Thomas Hampson

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1907/01/16 - Born Dukinfield Hall, Cheshire

1939/05/28 - Enlisted

The Loyal Regiment

2nd Battalion

 

Japanese PoW

PoW No. 200

Japanese Index Card - Side One

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Japanese Index card - Side Two

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1942/08/16 - Transported on the Fukkai Maru to Korea

Southern Area No. 604

Ship Boarding No. 466

Commander Col. Ellington

1942/09/22 - Arrived Keijo, Korea

Japanese Commandant Colonel Noguchi

PoWs worked at Chosen Gunso Rikugun Sohko (Army warehouse forwarding supplies to Chosen Army).

1943/07/20 - Transported to Kobe, Japan

Commander Captain Patterson

 1945/06 Transported to Hiroshima 6D - Motayama

Commander Major Earle

New PoW No. 3513

1945/08 - Camp renamed Hiroshima 8B

1945/09/02 - Liberated

 

Died

1969

Cheshire

Information

KEW:- WO 361/1977, WO 345/31, WO 361/1967, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1960, WO 361/2020, WO 361/2067, WO 361/2070

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