The fourth draft of Prisoners of War sent to labour in Japan leaves Hong Kong today when 470 men sail off on the Manryu Maru.
The only officer in the draft is former Stanley internee Lewis Bush. Bush has a Japanese wife and speaks the language fluently. He's allowed special privileges and uses his position to do as much as he can for the rest of the draft.
The men end up in Oeyama and Niigata-Rinko, two of the camps with the worst survival rates.
Source:
Tony Banham, We Shall Suffer There, Kindle Edition, Locations 1928-1953
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