| Sendai POW Camp #10-B Wagakawa Wakasennin, Iwate |
| Sendai #10-B (TOHOKU DENKI) IWATE-ken, WAKAI-gun, IWASAKI-mura OAZA YAMAGUCHI, No. 2 WARICHI 14-1 (WAKASENNIN) Satellite view Aerial (May 1948; courtesy of Japan Map Archives) Area map Timeline: 20 May 1945: Camp established (new) at Sendai #10 Branch A large number of the men arrived from Yokohama Dispatch Camp #1. British Major Carrick Teasdale was Camp Commander. Sep 1945: Rescue effected Investigative Report for Sendai #10 and Sendai #3 camps (RG 407 Box 12) Jack Brady autobiography, Philippines and Japan (Sendai #10) - courtesy of Karen Smith |
Labor: Mining, iron smelter; POWs were employed by Tohoku Electric and Steel Co. (Tohoku Denki Seitetsu Wagakawa Plant; current company), 800 meters west of the camp along the Waga River. Sendai all camp employers (spreadsheet) Hellships: Not applicable as men arrived from other camps in Tokyo and Yokohama areas. Rosters: Total = 300 POWs (188 American, 104 British, 3 Dutch, 5 other nationalities) British: 105 men - Senior Officer was (Lt Col) Doctor Rudolf from Hong Kong (RA Med Corps) Americans: 188 men - a number of these men are known to have come from the Tokyo Shinjuku Camp Other Allies: 2 Canadian, 3 Dutch, 1 Aussie, 2 Norwegian Roster Aug. 15, 1945 (RG 389 Box 2070) Original roster with NOK (RG 389 Box 2071) - British, Canadian, Dutch, Norwegian, US, Australian Sendai composite all camps (spreadsheet) Deceased: None noted |
