Thorwald HANSEN (aka Carl) [1897-1945]

Submitted by ssuni86 on Sat, 12/23/2023 - 02:10
Names
Given
Thorwald
Family
Hansen
Alias / nickname
Carl
Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Born
Date
Birthplace (town, state)
Hamburg
Birthplace (country)
Germany
Died
Date
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. 

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