Hakodate # 4
Ashibetsu

Camp List      Main Page   Hokkaido Overview    About Us
Location: [definitions]
SORACHI-gun, ASHIBETSU-machi, AZA NISHI ASHIBETSU
24 June 1945: Camp Established


On May 9, 1945, American from Wake plus some captured aviators, were taken from Shaghai POW camp by box cars to Nanking and Peking for a month. In June, the were sent down through Korea to the port of Pusan then on to Hokodate Branch Camp, arriving on 5 July 1945. The officers handled braces for a coal mine above ground.
Labor:
Coal Mine for Jisakuno Mining

Overview:
Branch #4 had 3 British, 52 Americans and 45 Australians. Most of the Americans were captured on Wake Island or were shot down over China. The Commonwealth men appear to come from Rabaul via Zentsuji
Rosters
Americans
Australians & British: Many came from Zentsuji