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Notogawa Osaka 9-B formerly 24-B |
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Osaka 9-B NOTOGAWA SHIGA-ken, KANZAKI-gun, NOTOGAWA-machi [East side of Lake Biwa in town of Notogawa] Street Map - slow loading Relief Map - show location relative to other camps Satellite View - Google Maps 18 May 1945: Established as Osaka 24-B Aug 1945: Renamed Osaka 9-B Sep 1945: Rescue effected Photographs: Posted on the Wes Injerd web site. Worth a visit and worth exploring! Australian POWs at rescue; 8th Inf Division; Corporal D. McRae of Surrey Hills, Vic; Gunner A. Vokes of Brighton, Vic; Private (Pte) A. R. Murdoch of Malvern, Vic; Driver W. J. McCormack of Ivanhoe, Vic; Pte A. Whatley of Vic; Pte M. Webster of Fitzroy, Vic; Pte L. J. McRae of Chelsea, Vic. Four more Aussies at rescue: Pictured, left to right: Private A. W. L. Park of Corrigin, WA; Gunner T. O'Mullane of Brighton-Le-Sands, NSW; Sapper E. V. Smith of Koondrook, Vic; and Private Power of Kyogle, NSW Japanese camp commander Nakanishi surrenders sword to Australian Lt Goddard |
Labor:
Land reclamation at villages of Iba and Benton. The Governor of the Prefecture sent civilians (attached to Army) to supervize the project. Final authority was the Army. Dutch Camp Description (Google translated) Roster: Americans Australians, British & Dutch not located yet; part of roster, RG 389 Box 2129- Marked Osaka #5, mis-labeled as NARA as Tsuruga. Deaths: none recorded or noted FEPOW Memoir James McHarg Miller, Royal Scots (Hong Kong) regarding Notogawa. Survived the sinking of the Lisbon Maru thence taken to Osaka #1. Morita Report: RG 331 Box 246 First POWS arrived 20 May 1945. 300 from Osaka Main (Chikko) and Harima. A medical officer arriver later making the total 301. Camp had no sub-divisions. Camp Commander: 2nd Lt Yoshio Nakanishi |