Order of Silence: Renamed Empire Clyde in 1953. Arrangements have been made for you to tell your story to interrogating officers who will get you to write it down. Can you view https://changipowart.com/archives/4754 and advise if this is OK or otherwise via family website http://www.changipowart.com “Dispositions, 22nd Brigade, 10 p.m. 8th February” – the positions of Australian forces around Sarimbun, Singapore, 8 February 1942. I’d like to add that according to my Great Grandfather’s Changi POW diaries he left Keppel Harbour aboard the Moreton Bay with a ‘covettte escort’ on 13th September at 14:00 hrs, arriving in Madras on the 19th September 1945 at 09:00 hrs. If there was an official photograph taken of him, and there usually was I believe, then his army record should contain it. I’ve compiled a comprehensive list of Allied mercy ships (and air-craft) which were used to recover and repatriate British Commonwealth Far Eastern Prisoners of the Japanese imperialists (FEPOW) including civilian internees. Some camps had only a few prisoners. As he states that he was bound for Manila I am assuming that he was transferred to the HMS Implacable which you show left Manila 3 Oct 1945. New Zealand, on the other hand opened it’s doors to 1,000 British citizens on a temporary basis and later 1,500 Dutch refugees. I was hoping to find the list of ships, I know they are on the memorial plinth at Liverpool, and it’s nice to know there is film footage. My paternal grandfather was OIC Troops on the Queen Mary (troopship) for an early trip from NZ to Egypt. Some were nothing more than a camp at the side of a river or were hidden deep in the jungle. Presumably back to Britain. Most of my initial research has come from newspaper clippings announcing the arrival and/or departure of FEPOW and civilian internees from Singapore and initially I ignored other Far Eastern ports. You are not to say anything to anyone until after you have written out your statement and handed it in. If he was on a USS ship, it is likely that he would have been transferred off at Pearl Harbour for a Commonwealth ship to Canada. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ‘ 11th. I’m just after as much information and clarity about this as I can get. Keith Bettany. From http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-04CV-Glory.htm I am the Area Co-ordinator for the county and my Dad[s roots were South London. Hi Jill. in the letter he says that he was originally taken off (presumably where he was a prisoner in the mines) by the USS SanJuan but does not say where the transfer to the USS Oconyo took place. In general, Australians were sent to hospitals in Moratai and Labuan. They were all glad to be back on home soil and to carry on and not look back. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. It is more than likely that, since he mentioned Hawaii and Canada, he was on a ship from Japan to Hawaii to Canada. Singapore's Duty & Tax Import Laws. It was decided very early on, that the ex-prisoners were in no condition for long flights to the United Kingdom. My father was in japan 1945 last camp Fukuako 2k. And I thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the story further… It is felt certain that now you know the reason for this Order that you will take pains to spare the feelings of others. Many, especially those from eastern seaboards, were shipped up through Pearl Harbor to Canada, where they were taken by special hospital trains to the Atlantic for shipping home. This morning, I’ve added a few USS ships that were known to be transporting between Japan and Pearl Harbour. Built in 1921 with a gross tonnage of 16,280 and named Cameronia. embarked a further 3,300 military personnel for other destinations. My father was a.j.wisdom945543 gunner/ramc As such he got to stay in one of the smartest rooms – something he would never have experienced in peacetime. She was sunk off Bougie a few days later. An estimated 10 million Chinese were killed by the Japanese invading forces, including entire villages. Going to Java in March and trying to find out more info. 4oo additional paintings he did as a POW are now on family site http://www.changipowart.com please share if you consider worthy. Cheers, I have a telegam dated 27th Oct ” in vancouver due to leave on lizzie (Queen Elisabeth??) Its naval personnel transported prisoners to the bay and onto hospital ships. Westland Lysander aircraft were also used for moving POWs from far flung areas. English Troop Disembark (1914-1918) Good shots of English / British soldiers disembarking from ship and... British Pathé. Right from the start aircraft were used to remove a fortunate few. 1939, ending up out in Singapore and then as a POW on the railway. She and her sister ship, the Dilwara, represented a considerable advance on the older troopships. Hi Ally, my Dad Eric Barnes an Argyll and Sutherland Highlander liberated from Japan completed his final leg of the journey home from New York to Southampton on the Queen Mary… he arrived on Nov 7th 45…. hi Singapore is scrambling to recover nine armored troop carriers that have been impounded in Hong Kong for a week after they were used in a military training exercise in Taiwan. I estimate that it comprises only a half of the ships used to repatriate Commonwealth FEPOW. 354 British and Australian. You will have direct or indirect knowledge of the fate of many of your comrades who died in enemy hands as a result of brutality or neglect. Then I can work on ships. While this is dry reading, I found it fascinating. In any event, the ships arrived in Singapore on 2 December 1941 and were redesignated Force Z. Paula. Whereas the British operation was largely finished by the end of November with the stragglers coming in by Feb/Mar/Apr 1946. I’ve included a few flights in the list to give an idea, but there were many more. “Please let me know your idea of what would happen in event of your being forced to withdraw into the island,” requested Churchill. DILWARA: She trooped between Singapore - Calcutta - Andaman Islands, and Siam - Penang in 1945. Camps like Sime Road in Singapore were renovated and reused as Transit Camps for newly recovered Allied citizens. As always, there were variants. MS Dunera Troop Ship To School Ship Posted on March 28, 2013 by Mike Finding March 25, 2013 There are at least 4 records for your father at http://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/ including his POW record. Estimates put the number at about 130,000 (not including local Asian populations.). 14-knot convoys of tankers with some fast cargo ships: UGF: Chesapeake Bay to Mediterranean 24 October 1942 8 April 1945 22 faster ships - (UGF-1) was the invasion force for Operation Torch: UGS: Chesapeake Bay to Mediterranean 13 November 1942 28 May 1945 95 slower ships UT United States to British Isles 1943 1944 troopships Thank you I note that Hms Glory left Manila about 2nd Oct for Vancouver due 26 th Oct. It was thought that some of the more seriously ill might not make the lengthy journey through the tropics to the United Kingdom. Over 1,000 men were carried and the ship made three such trips, the first of which was completed in November 1945.”. Some people didn’t get all the attention on their arrival and it was all a bit flat for them. FUKUOKA 2Y may 45 to aug 45, Sadly died from Lukemia as a result of exposure to radiation ( presumed nagasaki) 1960 leaving wife and 6 children, This was a pretty famous ship (aircraft carrier), as the official surrender took place on her decks, but as she was commissioned in 1945, she did not see much action. This is the ship that brought me to Singapore When we got to Singapore, we were told the dockers were on strike for more pay. Empire Clyde. This was a risky operation considering the August 15th surrender was not formalised until September 2nd, and Allied forces only landed in Japan on August 28th. An unidentified destroyer is at lower right (© IWM (HU 2762)). However, it is true, especially in the case of PoW’s and government employees, that the public were sometimes kept away from the areas immediately adjacent to the wharf to allow for efficient disembarkation and/or because of potential infectious diseases. He was taken to Australia in a RAF bomber and eventually, with a lot of other fepow’s boarded a ship for Esquimalt, Canada. Once they had cleared a path, the first convoy came alongside Keppel wharves on Wednesday 5th September 1945 and repatriation began on 7th September. In Singapore the first British Navy cruisers to arrive in the Harbour were the Sussex and Cleopatra along with their minesweepers and destroyers. He told me a line of German POW’s carried their kit bags off the ship for them. KOBE july 43 to may 45 World War II Troop Ships claims no ownership of the images displayed on this site except for those expressly stated to have been photographed by "Shayne E. Wallesch". Company K of the 28th Infantry Regiment was the first AEF infantry unit to set foot in France. He was held prisoner in tiouksu#2/6, Kinkaseki and Kukutsu camps. Countries where Allied prisoner camps were situated are: Japan, Hong Kong, China, Philippines, Java, Federated Malay States including Singapore, Burma, Siam (Thailand), Borneo, Korea, New Guinea, and Formosa (Taiwan). Nid oes dim yn ddall fel rhai nad ydynt yn dymuno gweld, is this the "Nelson" referred to? The reason given was two-fold. 116 PoW, 348 wounded military, arrived late at night (no official welcome), biggest RAF (2720) repat held up in Mercy (storm), 1460 (including 37 Canadian sick and 119 fit) + 3 more trips, Was one of four "Bay" ships to enter service (Largs, Esperance, Jervis), AIF 23 officers, 18 other ranks + 1 NZ + 3 merchant navy, 1000 civilian, 900 POW: army, navy, RAAF held up in Mercyside, 4,500 troops from Far East (not sure if she carried POW), 1000 Europeans incl 75 civilians ex Sime Rd, caught fire on 17 Oct 45 and 811 Indian + 9 British PoWs transferred to HMS Safoin, 659 AIF PoW. john wisdom. From what I’ve read in the newspapers, this can not be quite true. Hi thank you for this record. Keep up the good work! James Henderson arrived on the Monowai on the 10th October. January to June: The records of ships used to carry troops to their theaters of operations were destroyed intentionally in 1951. With the limited information I’ve got, I’m thinking it’s a possibility he may have been on the Australian navy ship Canberra when he either arrived in Singapore or was captured and left on a cruise ship, but has muddled the two names? I have a letter from him 23 oct 1945 says just left Hawaii for ESQUIMATEL CANNADA due Friday 26th.. Hi Ally, Post was not sent - check your email addresses! On the fifteenth he wrote General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief of ABDACOM (American-British-Dutch-Australian Command), about Singapore. Allied Powers Arthur Percival (POW) (UK) Gordon Bennett (Australia) Lewis Heath (POW) (UK) Merton Beckwith-Smith (POW) (UK) Empire of Japan Tomoyuki Yamashita Takuma Nishimura Takuro Matsui Renya Mutaguchi Countries sometimes have a "de minimis value", where if you ship a parcel that falls under that value, you don't have to pay taxes on those purchases. Troops will join Maunganui, 321 most serious cases (6 died enroute). If you have not been lucky enough to have been recovered and died any form of unpleasant death at the hands of the Japanese you would not have wished your family and friends to have been harrowed by lurid details of that death in the sensational press. I’m sorry, but as my research has largely finished now that my book has been published, I am no longer subscribed. Your story if published in the more lurid and sensational press will cause much unnecessary unhappiness to relatives and friends. The troops need only be shipped to Burma or Calcutta, ideally the latter so to avoid being cut off when Rangoon falls. If you have any details of the USS Oconyo I would be very much obliged. The last POWs from Japanese territory. But I can only find HMAS Canberra which apparently sunk in Aug 1942 at Solomon Islands, P&O Cruise Ship Canberra which did become a troopship during the Faulklands War but wasn’t launched until 1961 and USS Canberra which was in Boston undergoing repairs between Feb-Oct 1945. The ship's name is visible on the hull at the end of the sequence. 485 British civilians (incl 45 Australian POW), Processed 10,000 of the sickest POW. The list is focused solely on British Commonwealth repatriation of PoW and Internees. Australia refused entry to large numbers of other Commonwealth refugees as its Government struggled with political issues around the cost to tax payer, although in 1946 it relented and took in 3,000 Dutch refugees. Some were horrific hellholes and others were merely ordinary houses with severe curfews. That being said, there were a limited number of POW arrivals in Poole, Britain, often repatriated RAF or air-crew. I only know that he said in around 1963 ‘when I was at New Zealand there was nothing much there’. 382 British for Akl, 54 Australian for Sydney. Ship arrived in Yokahama on 9th Sep, first ship to leave Singapore, 400 men/women all stretcher cases. BM 10 BM-10 arrived in Singapore on January 25 1942 with the 44th Indian Infantry brigadegroup (6000 men), vehicles and stores for the 18th division and … Can you give me any more info on the actual camp – any other name it was known by, etc? After initially serving as a POW in Thailand on the Death Railway he was sent to Japan to work in the mines. He landed in Portsmouth and got the train to Bridgwater where he lived. The second ship, the City of Sydney, is shown being escorted by two harbor tugs. I have not included these unless they had at least one known PoW or civilian internee on board. Recovering the thousands of Australian citizens was the responsibility of the Australian Government, but coordinated by the local RAPWI authorities (Recovery of Allied Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees.) This was a Haskell class attack transport belonging to the American Navy for the purpose of troop transport. But the military police rounded him up and he was sent back to NZ. The ship was ordered by the British India Steam Navigation Company, from the Barclay Curle shipyard in Glasgow, and when completed she was chartered by the Government to carry troops. Great to find this information and thanks for sharing via CoFEPOW. See end for disclaimers and addendum’s. In some cases naval vessels were used, and where known I have noted those. However, many of this group were repatriated by US Navy, including, it seems, your father. Mum and Dad were married for 58 years and she passed away in 2003, four years before him. Mostly Australian & British from Singapore and Thailand, 1900 POW, 1500 Internees. Refitted, she was used as a pilgrim ship to Jeddah and was eventually scrapped at Taiwan in 1971. USS Oconto was part of the first convoy to arrive in Tokyo Bay Click link to read more about Operation Magic Carpet The US hospital ships Rescue and Benevolence initially stayed in harbour triaging POW. Selected Troopships of WWII - Scroll down to see total list. On June 26th the landing began with Army stevedores going ashore to prepare for unloading. I think he was possibly shipped to Sanfranciso but can’t be certain. Six of the nine armoured troop carriers belonging to Singapore, from a shipment detained at a container terminal, are seen in Hong Kong, China November 24, 2016. The fall of Singapore was one of the greatest embarrassments the British ever had because they had 125,000 troops there and … He had other named (I think) ex prisoners with him. In the summer of 1915 both the ships were involved in the Gallipoli campaign. Hi all, I have finally published my novel “Her Road From War”. In 1845 P&O services were extended to Singapore and the Far East and in 1852 they started a bi-monthly Singapore to Australia service. Photographic and film evidence depicts thousands waiving flags with bands playing and volunteers readily donating transport and billets. Relatives were sometimes told to welcome them at camp rather than on the wharf. 5864 returned personnel, POW & internees. After the Jap surrender he returned via Vancouver & Halifax, he wrote a letter home while on the USS Oconyo bound for Manila. For questions or comments about this site, please e-mail ww2_troopships@comcast.net. These first embarkations of relieved FEPOW began to arrive in Colombo from about 14 Sep. Usually list-compilers see theirs as the final answer. many thanks My Aunt worked in the war office and was able to let my Mother know he was on his way home. But as I got more and more interested in the subject, I went back and included all Far Eastern Commonwealth repatriations that I could find. Sometimes so few PoWs were on board that the papers didn’t mention them. My research has primarily been centred on British and Colonial civilian internees. From Halifax my father nether did relate which ship he had from there but I have been told that he most probably embarked on the Queen Elizabeth to Southampton but I see that the Iie de France sailed 4 days earlier so he could have been on that one. There are two troop ships that you hear very little about, they were Empire Parkston and the Wansbeck, these were known as ST's (sick tubs). You have provided vital information never seen before…..at least by my eyes. Had Churchill wanted to, could a Dunkirk evacuation be possible? Alaunia: In 1914 the Alaunia and the Andania, were used as troop ships carrying Canadian troops across the Atlantic. Any thoughts on ship or how he got there. Churchill’s attention did turn to Singapore when the Japanese were in a position to threaten the Malay Peninsula in January 1942. [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co.] The first ship shown is the Australia with many troops on deck, some waving. Off To The Sudan AKA Sundan (1932) My dad William Davie 14 Section RAOC came home on the Chitral to Southampton on the 28/10/1945. Troop Ship (1914-1918) Two shots of hundreds of soldiers on a troop ship. The most easily accessed camps, in places like Singapore were evacuated first. After taking six months to recover, being only 6 stone on release and nearly blind, his sight recovered after large helping of Marmite (vitamin B) he took over his father’s hairdresser’s shop -father having passed away in 1943 due to gas from the 1st. Many repatriation ships carried returning troops for demobilisation, rather than FEPOW. Therefore the arrival dates may be wrong by a few days for some entries, as ships were occasionally held up by: weather, wharf strikes, passenger walk-offs, destination changes, waiting at Suez Canal, etc. I have not initially included the prefix for ships, as most of them are well known troopships or hospital ships and newspaper reports of the day did not always use a prefix. Some kept PoWs separate from civilians and most kept women and children separate from men and teenage boys. You know, many people are looking around for this information online, you could help them greatly. In 1943 she took part in the Sicily campaign as Command Operations Ship and carried troops for the Salerno landings. Occasionally other Allied nations were included on these ships, but generally the Netherlands were responsible for their own citizens in the Dutch East Indies, the french were responsible for french Indo-China, and USA, China, etc for their own citizens. I went to Kuching and visited the camp. Good luck with your search. The town Mayor and various dignatories were at the railway station to greet him. I’ve been trying to find out how my Dad got home, he was RAF pow – we have an airmail letter he posted from Bombay dated 3 Sep 1945 saying that they were “about the first to be evacuated and start for Blighty”so maybe he was on one of the flights. I’m sorry, I no longer have time to research individual cases, but have put my existing research online for others to use and expand on. He would then have been taken by rail across the continent where he would have embarked another ship to the UK. If your total parcel is valued over 400 SGD, you will likely be subject to a 7% Singapore … In Singapore the first British Navy cruisers to arrive in the Harbour were the Sussex and Cleopatra along with their minesweepers and destroyers. Majority of POW on Korea were evacuated by US Forces. You also mentioned USS San Juan (CL-54) a light cruiser, which also arrived in Tokyo Harbour on 29 Aug 1945. Many thanks I have been trying to follow my fathers route of his repatriation from Japan to England. If anyone has an interest in the CoFEPOW organisation from West Sussex / South London, please get in touch. That is just what will happen to the families of your comrades who died in that way if you start talking to all and sundry about your experiences. Thankfully their descendants are not like them these days. Eventually through another researcher (now a dear friend) a 1950s magazine clipping was found commenting on a named Argyll in a NZ Hospital….and a picture of him with a highland looking cattle. Medical staff in some hospitals encouraged the PoWs to talk about their experiences, as they thought it would aid in recovery. Acadia Shows the departure from San Francisco of two troop ships, the S.S. Australia and the S.S. City of Sydney, bound for Manila during the Spanish-American War. Janice. Well done. Use the next button to move down the list. My father, FEPOW, Able seaman William Coates Nicholls, who passed away in 2007, aged 87, told me that he left Singapore, soon after the Japanese surrender on the Cruise Ship, ‘Canberra’ and he had a photograph of the ship. To access these you will need to pay the subscription of 8.95 for a month. Others were huge, such as Tjihapit in Java which held 14,000 prisoners. The list is especially incomplete in terms of flights. By October 18th, 1945 the situation in Singapore alone was: There were well over 220 concentration camps, Kempetai jails, or other PoW facilities in the Far East (some reports run to nearly 500). Singapore's de minimis value is 400 SGD. That being said, many PoW had trouble finding work, because jobs were scarce and PoWs were underrated. My father, WFLocke, 4th Suffolks, service number 5823041 was, as far as I know liberated by the Australians from the last camp on the northern island of Japan. I have a few questions to ask: A forum community dedicated to Ships, boats, and vessel owners and enthusiasts. thanks E Ross. Love to see somebody prepared to add information to an existing list, well done! "According to our [U. If you do a google search with HMS Nelson Convoy Escorts you will find alot of interesting material, Steve (sfm) suggest you ask same question on the MN website, Dim ateb yn well nag ateb anghywir. “You are news now and anything you say in public or to press reporters is liable to be published in the press of the whole world. “How many troops would be ne… I think my Dad was on the earlier boats, but he recounts that he came to London by train then he took the bus home from Balham, after jumping in a taxi that was going there. An old postcard of her. Actually thousands of people came to meet the majority of repatriation ships that arrived in October and November 1945. They were very small planes that could take off from short air strips. Nearly half of these were in Japan itself. Cheers and merry Christmas everyone, Ally McCormick. 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