Fukuoka-06B-Mizumaki

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Source: Camp location courtesy Wes Injerd
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Fukuoka-06B-Mizumaki (Orio)
(NIPPON KOGYO ONGA KOGYO-SHO)

Location:
FUKUOKA-ken, ONGA-gun, MIZUMAKI-machi

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Time Line:
22 Apr 1943: Established as Fukuoka #15-B
1 Dec 1943: Renamed Fukuoka 9-D
Aug 1945: Renamed Fukuoka 6-B
21 Aug 1943: Australian George A. Irwin murdered. See War Crime entry.
Sep 1945: Rescue effected
Photographs:
Photographs: External site- somewhat slow loading - Numerous pictures taken at liberation
Monument to the 871 Dutch Prisoners who perished at this and other camps in Japan.
External Site: Mizumaki Town memorial site

Labor:
Coal Mining - 1062 men worked as slaves.

Hell Ship:
Original group of British arrive on the Singapore Maru

War Crime:
Murder of Australian Private George Alfred Irwin on 21 August 1943 by Sgt Maj. Tsuguo Iwanuma. Summary of testimony for War Crimes Division.
Lts. Cohn & Humphrey Report, SCAP Legal, investigation of Japanese staff involved in murder of Irwin.

Affidavits:
Aki, Patrick K. (CPNAB) - Newspaper article relating his experiences.
Condit, Gomer Henry (CPNAB) - Affidavit relating mistreatment at Fukuoka #1 by guard named "Bucktooth".

Rosters:
This camp contained 1062 POWs at time of rescue. Complete rescue roster not located yet.
Americans: not the actual rescue roster as it is dated 1 July 1945. One man perished in July 1945 after transfer to Fukuoka #3 at Yawata.

NOTE: A new web site now lists all of the Dutch in this camp. Very important research and a "must see".

Known - Senior British were Majors Graham & Busby per Red Cross Report, 13 April 1943.

6-B Roster Summary- Statistics Courtesy of Wes Injerd
FUKUOKA-ken, ONGA-gun, MIZUMAKI-machi
NATIONALITY OFFICER NON COM. AND PRIVATE TOTAL CIVILIAN TOTAL
BRITISH 1 115 116 1 117
AMERICAN --- 93 93 45 138
DUTCH 7 756 763 1 764
AUSTRALIAN --- 41 41 --- 41
CANADIAN --- 1 1 --- 1
SOUTH AFRICA 1 --- 1 --- 1
TOTAL 9 1006 1015 47 1062