Submitted by ssuni86 on Sat, 12/23/2023 - 02:10 Names Given Thorwald Family Hansen Alias / nickname Carl Sex Male Status Deceased Born Date 1 Aug 1897 Birthplace (town, state) Hamburg Birthplace (country) Germany Died Date 2 Apr 1945 Died in (town, state) Sham Shui Po POW Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong Died in (country) China Cause of death Suicide Able-Bodied Seaman aboard the Admiral Y.S. Williams, an American freighter in dry dock at Hong Kong in December 1941. Captured after the fall of Hong Kong on December 25, 1941. Prisoner at Sham Shui Po POW Camp. From San Francisco. Tags Merchant Marine POW WW2: POW in Sham Shui Po Camp Log in or register to post comments