During the course of the war, 527 Allied Prisoners of war were held for various periods at the Moji POW camp. One hundred fifty nine of those men died at Fukuoka #4--more than at any other POW camp in Japan. This page provides links to rosters of the American, Australian, British, Canadian, and Dutch POWs who were liberated from Fukuoka #4, who died there, or who were transferred from Moji to other POW camps. It also provides a summary of the contents of those rosters and a brief chronology of the arrivals of prisoners at the Camp.
Rosters of those liberated from Fukuoka #4
American \ British & Commonwealth \ Dutch
Rosters of those who died at Fukuoka #4
American \ British \ Dutch
Roster of those who were transferred from Fukuoka #4 to other camps in Japan
Chronology and assignment of camp POW numbers | Camp POW #s | Summary and details | | 5001-5097 | Assigned to the first 97 men who died in the approximate order of their deaths. All came from Singapore, via either the Dainichi Maru, or Singapore Maru, arriving at the camp on 28 Nov 1942. | | 5098-5254 | Assigned 10 Dec 1942 to 157 surviving POWs from the Dainichi Maru and Singapore Maru. 28 died, 42 transferred to other camps. | | 5255-5258 | May have been part of 28 Nov 1942 group or of the medical group that arrived on 30 Nov 1942. 3 transferred to other camps. | | 5259-5262 | Given to 3 American doctors and one orderly who arrived from Zentsuji on 30 Nov 1942. 13 other American medical personnel and 2 Australian doctors were apparently never assigned camp numbers. All but 1 transferred to other camps. | | 5263-5332 | Assigned to 71 Dutch POWs who arrived 4 Dec 43 from Singapore aboard Hawaii Maru. 8 died. | | 5333-5382 | Denoted the 50 Americans who arrived 2 Aug 1944 from the Philippines aboard Nissyo Maru. 3 died. | | 5383-5432 | Assigned to 50 British, American, Dutch, and Australian POWs from other camps in Japan who arrived on 29 Jan 45. 10 died. Testimony of POWs on this detail suggests these men actually arrived at Fukuoka 4 on 23 Jan 45.
| | 5433-5482 | Given to 49 Americans and 1 British POW who arrived in Japan aboard Brazil Maru. 13 died. | | 5483-5414 | Denoted men who died aboard Brazil Maru in port or on the Moji docks whose bodies were cremated in Moji but who were never at camp #4. | | 5515-5544 | Assigned to 30 men that arrived on 4 Aug 1945 from Fukuoka #1B. |
Copyright 2009 James W. Erickson
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