Hell Ship monument at Bronbeek, Arnhem.
#OTD in 1944 my uncle Harm perished when #HellShip #Hofuku_Maru was torpedoed and sank off the Philippines by planes of US TF38. Of the 1289 #FEPOW on board, 242 survived this #disaster.
Hell Ship monument at Bronbeek, Arnhem.
#OTD in 1944 my uncle Harm perished when #HellShip #Hofuku_Maru was torpedoed and sank off the Philippines by planes of US TF38. Of the 1289 #FEPOW on board, 242 survived this #disaster.
I'm really immersed in creating the comic, so no new finished pictures :(
But I can show you a sketch of one of the pages!
#hellship #vtm
81 Years ago today - 8000 men died including over 2000 Indian POWs when the Japanese "Hell Ships" Tango & Ryusei Maru were sunk by USS Rasher. See my article below.
#IndianArmy #IndianPOW #WW2 #SingaporeWW2 #HellShip
Source Peter Cundall/ Lynetta Silver, NAA, image public
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On This Day 79 Years Ago began the trial in Singapore of the Japanese who beheaded the Indian POW Sepoy Mohd Shafi
The man tagged as No2 in the image was sentenced to be hanged.
Source: ICC Legal Tools & Singapore war crimes sites
#IndianArmy #IndianPOW #WW2 #SingaporeWW2 #NeverForget #HellShip
ON THIS DAY IN 1944: 418 INDIAN POWs PERISHED IN A SEA OF FLAMES when the Japanese ship Ikoma Maru was torpedoed by USS Seahorse.
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Sources Peter Cundall/ combined fleet site/ US NA
#IndianArmy #IndianPOW #SingaporeWW2 #WW2 #HellShip #NeverForget