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Japanese POW:
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Age:
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Date of Death:
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Place of Death:
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One and a Half Degree Channel - South-west of the Maldives near coordinates 01°25'N 72°22E
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Cause of Death:
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Lost when the SS Khedive Ismail was sunk
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Loved Ones
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Son of John William and Amy Hammerton, of Colne, Lancashire
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Memorial
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Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent, United Kingdom
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Sailing on 6 February 1944 from Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa, Kenya to Colombo, Ceylon in Convoy KR-8, the SS Khedive Ismail was attacked by a B1 type Japanese submarine. The Khedive Ismail was hit by two torpedoes. 1297 perished.
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