Nagoya #4 Branch POW Camp Iruka (Ishihara Industries)

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Nagoya #4-B IRUKA (ISHIHARA SANGYO) Ishihara Industry Company Mie-ken, Minamimuro-gun, Iruka-mura (current Kiwa-cho), ITAYA Timeline: 25 Jun 1944: Established as OSAKA POW CAMP No. 16 Branch Camp. Prior camp of POWs unknown. 6 Apr 1945: Jurisdictional control transferred to NAGOYA POW CAMP 4-B Sep 1945: Rescue effected 300 British POWs arrived from Thai-Burma Railway. 284 POWs (British) were rescued at the end of the war. 16 men died in this camp. ONLY BRITISH at this camp.

Slave Labor: Chemical manufacturing? Hell Ship: POWS arrived on the Singapore Maru. First location unknown. British Roster: Includes 284 rescued British Deceased: 16 men Excel Spreadsheet- (95kb) contains additonal information including home address, DOB, etc.