To honour those who served their country

“In this their finest hour”

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Aircraftman 1st Class

Hawkins, Dudley John

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1906/02/25 - Born Enfield

Son of Harry John and Ada Nora Hawkins

Occupation Clerk

1941/08/08 - Enlisted

Royal Air Force

 

Japanese PoW

1942/03/20 - Captured Moluccas

Ambon PoW Camp

PoW No. 4442

Japanese Index Card -Side One

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Japanese Index Card - Side Two

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 1943/09/11 - Transported with Java Party 16 in Harugiku Maru

1943/09/14 - Arrived Changi, Singapore

1943/09/20 - Transported to Japan in Ussuri Maru

 With 300 British and 150 Dutch PoWs

In Convoy with Seishin Maru

1943/10/22 - Arrive Moji, Japan

1943/10/13 - Fukuoka 19B - Inatsuki, Japan

1944/04/19 - Renamed Fukuoka 11D

1945/08 - Renamed Fukuoka 8B, Japan

New PoW No. 30091

Worked in coal mine of the Yamano Coal Mining Company

Nationality

No. of PoWs

British

233

Americans

66

Dutch

274

Total

573

Dudley is named in the Fukuoka Roll at Liberation from Java

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1945/09/21 - Liberated Fukuoka 8B

Information

Richard Hawkins - Son

Japanese Transport

Java Index

Liberation Questionnaire - COFEPOW

KEW Files:- WO 392/24, WO 345/24, WO 361/1254, WO 361/2217,

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