Hiroshima 2B
formerly Zentsuji 3-B/ Hiroshima 2D

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Source: Wes Injerd
Dates Pending confirmation
Zentsuji 3-D YAMANE
(SUMITOMO KOGYO) EHIME-ken, NII-gun, SUMINO-machi, YAMANE
Per IRRC: Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken
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Timeline:
1 May 1944: Established as ZENTSUJI POW CAMP 3 Branch Camp YAMANE Billet
18 Nov 1944: Renamed Zentsuji 4-B
20 Mar 1945: Renamed Zentsuji 3-D
13 Apr 1945: Jurisdictional control transferred to HIROSHIMA POW CAMP 3-D Yamane
19 May 1945: Hiroshima Camp 3-D Terminated; POWs transferred to 2-B
HIROSHIMA 2-B
(SUMITOMO KAGAKU KOGYO) EHIME-ken, NIIHAMA-shi, ISOURA
13 Apr 1945: Established as Hiroshima 2-B, (formerly ZENTSUJI POW CAMP 3-B)
Sep 1945: Rescue Effected

Labor: Employed by Sumitomo
Yamane: Copper Mine & smelter
Niihama: Casting Foundry for machine parts and a land reclamation project.


Hell Ships: Rashin Maru ex Singapore, 4 weeks in Manila Harbor, Formosa and Moji. Departed Singapore 1 July 1944- arrived Moji 8 Sep 1944; 1250 POWs.

Book: Kurrah! An Australian POW in Changi, Thailand & Japan, 1942-1945 by F.W.G. "Bill" Power, Australia 2nd of the15th

Camp consisted of approximately 200 Prisoners, a handful of Dutch but almost all Australians ex-Thailand ex Changi.
Rosters: Not located yet
Known to be in this camp:
Johnston ,Arthur Hugh, Pte, X38630, 2/1st Fortress Signals per research of Neil MacPherson

Additonal Research by Netherlands researcher, John Slootmaekers regarding Red Cross records.
Intl Red Cross Committee:
Zentsuji POW Camp No. 3 (questionnaire 21 April 1944)
Address : Niihama-shi, Ehime-ken, Nippon
Opened 22 April1943
329 POW's at date - Dutch, 4 officers and 325 others from Java; Visit [by IRCC] to camp: none to date
3 Red Cross relief goods per person issued, no mail and other parcels to date.

Note from Center for Research: IRCC took the word of Japanese officials as no visit was made.