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Fukuoka-06B-Mizumaki (Orio) (NIPPON KOGYO ONGA KOGYO-SHO) FUKUOKA-ken, ONGA-gun, MIZUMAKI-machi Satellite View Area Map Aerial (Jan. 1948; courtesy of Japan Map Archives) Time Line: 22 Apr 1943: Established as Fukuoka #15-B 1 Dec 1943: Renamed Fukuoka 9-D Aug 1945: Renamed Fukuoka 6-B 21 Aug 1943: Australian George A. Irwin murdered. Sep 1945: Rescue effected See also 6-B Roster Summary Statistics (named as 9-D) Reports: General camp report including food supplied, other events. Photographs: Barracks - outside Barracks - inside Numerous pictures taken at liberation Monument to the 871 Dutch Prisoners who perished at this and other camps in Japan. Location? Mizumaki Cross Memorial Mizumaki Town memorial site - PDF - English Can you identify these
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Labor: Coal mining - 1,062 men worked as slaves. Hell Ships: Original group of British arrive on the Singapore Maru Numerous Americans possibly arrived earlier (at Fuk-02B) on the Kamakura or Tofuku Maru. War Crimes: Murder of Australian Private George Alfred Irwin on 21 August 1943 by Sgt Maj. Tsuguo Iwanuma. Summary of testimony for War Crimes Division. Lts. Cohn & Humphrey Report, SCAP Legal, investigation of Japanese staff involved in murder of Irwin. Affidavits: Aki, Patrick K. (CPNAB) - Newspaper article relating his experiences. Condit, Gomer Henry (CPNAB) - Affidavit relating mistreatment at Fukuoka #1 by guard named "Bucktooth". Rosters: This camp contained 1,062 POWs at time of rescue, mostly Dutch. Original prelim roster - mixed nationality; names only, not in alpha order (see below for complete roster) Dutch roster spreadsheet (courtesy of Henk Beekhuis) Americans: not the actual rescue roster as it is dated 1 July 1945. One man perished in July 1945 after transfer to Fukuoka #3 at Yawata. Many Americans known to have been previously at Fukuoka #2B Nagasaki at unknown date in 1945. Original American roster (prelim and completed; see below for complete roster) Complete rosters (originals, PDF) - British, Dutch, American, Australian, South African, Canadian FUK-06_Rosters_1946-02-16.pdf - ORIGINALS Deaths: Per Japanese Research Network Deceased roster (originals, PDF) - includes injuries, weight of food and calories, punishments NOTE: Dutch web site now lists all of the Dutch in this camp. Very important research and a "must see". (Google translation to English) Another website has full Dutch roster in this camp; courtesy of Oriol Rijken. Site created by noted historian Henk Beekhuis. (Google translation) ![]() Known - Senior British were Majors Graham & Busby per Red Cross Report, 13 April 1943. Archival Documents: FUK-06_Orio_mining_accidents FUK-06_Assorted_contents_RG331_Bx922 |