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Corporal
Edward Charles Wringe
1916/03/28 - Born Cleethorpes
Occupation - Fish Merchant
Royal Air Force
100 Squadron
Service
1942/03/08 - Captured Java
Japanese PoW
Japanese Index Card - Side One
Japanese Index Card - Side Two
1942/10/22 - 2500 PoWs depart Tanjeong Priok (Port of Batavia) in Yoshida Maru.
1942/10/26 - Arrive Singapore
1942/10/30 - Dainichi Maru departs for Moji, Japan
1942/11/12 - Arrive Takao on Formosa; remain for 3 days
1942/11/24 - Arrive off Moji, Japan
1942/11/26 - PoWS depart Dainichi Maru
1942/11/27 - 100 British PoWS arrive Yahata Provisional Fukuoka PoW CAMP Mukaijima Branch Camp 14 (Fukuoka-14B).
Edward named in the original camp roll
1945 August - Renamed Hiroshima 4-B
Hiroshima 4B Camp Sketch
PoW No. 9917
Liberated 1945/09/02
Information
Center of Research
Britain at War
KEW:- WO 392/26, WO 361/2009, WO 345/57, WO 361/1982, WO 361/1963
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