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This is a short overview of five POW camps in the Hakodate area (therefore HAK- designations are used for camps). We have the complete rescue rosters giving name and rank only, segregated by nationality. The rosters (40 pages) have not been digitized. See also this detailed chrono-history of the Hokkaido camps. Map: lower Hokkaido showing port of Hakodate (RG 407) Map of all Hakodate Camp locations Main camp 2650 Bibai-Machi, Sorachi-Gun, Hokkaido The rosters includes 238 Brit, 50 USA, 53 Dutch, 8 Aust. 1 Canada and one Estonian as recorded 15 Aug 1945. Branch camp #1 Aza Nishi-Ashibetsu, Ashibetsu-machi, Sorachi-Gun 349 Brit, 5 USA and 155 Dutch Branch Camp #2 Akahira-machi, Sorachi-gun 167 Brit and 114 Americans Branch Camp #3 Utashinai-machi, Sorachi-gun 26 Brit and 284 Americans (Description & American Roster) Branch Camp #4 Ashibetsu-machi, Sorachi-gun 3 Brit, 52 Yanks and 45 Australians. Most of the Americans were captured on Wake Island. Dispatch Camp #1D (Kamiiso) 1 Oct 1943: Established at Kamiiso-gun, Kamiiso-machi, Hokkaido; unknown number of POWs 7 June 1944: Camp terminated; POWs transferred to Hakodate Main Camp (Bibai) and to 1-B Ashibetsu Dispatch Camp #2D (Kameda) 13 Mar 45: Established at Hokkaido, Kameda-gun, Kameda-mura, Aza Minato; unknown number of POWs 7 June 45: Terminated. POWs were transferred to No.2 Branch Camp (Akabira) Detached Camp #1-Det (Yakumo) 16 Jun 1943: Hakodate No.1 Detached Camp was established in Yakumo-cho, Yamakoshi-gun, Hokkaido. 25 October 1943: Terminated and POWs were moved to Hakodate Main Camp and Muroran Branch Camp. 1 POW death List of deceased: PDF files Military Police Jail and Sapporo "holding" camp (Tsukisamu Branch Camp) Original archival documents: Rosters for camps, Main and 1 to 4 (RG 389 Box 207) Transfer rosters (RG 407 Box 102) - Recovery lists from Hokkaido camps to Fukuoka camps, with aircraft numbers; rosters for Fukuoka Camps #1 to #3 Hakodate camps - Patient rosters (includes Tokyo Main Camp patients) (RG 389 Box 2070) Sendai, Hakodate, Tokyo patient rosters (RG 407 Box 167) Folder 3: List of Patients:
Sendai Main
Camp, Omi Honshu Island Camp 13-B, Hakodate and Tokyo Main Camp.
1943-1944. Includes American, British, Canadian, Australian, Dutch, New
Zealander, Norwegian, Italian, Chinese, Hong Kong and unknown (possibly
Estonian) military and civilian patients.
Folder 4: Hospital Roster - Tokyo Group - Omori Camp, including Yokaichi Sub-Camp. May and July, 1945. Includes American, Dutch and British patients. Folder 5: List of Patients: Sendai Branch Camp #1, Hakodate, Tokyo Main Camp. Duplicates of some rosters in Folder 3. Includes American, British, Canadian, Australian, Dutch, New Zealander, Norwegian, Italian, Chinese, Hong Kong and unknown military and civilian patients. Folder 6: Particulars of patients and staff - Morioka Army Hospital, Sendai POW Camp. Contains duplicates of Folder 3. Includes U.S., British, Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, Norwegian and Dutch patients. Folder 7: Hospital Roster - Sendai POW Camp, Morioka Army Hospital. Duplicates of some rosters in Folder 3. Includes American, British, Canadian, Australian, Dutch and New Zealander patients. Folder 8: List of patients - Sendai POW Camp. Includes American, British, Australian, New Zealander, Canadian, Norwegian and Dutch patients. |
