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How many years did they suffer
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Most Japanese PoWs were prisoners for 3 to 4 years. Hong Kong being taken by the Japanese on Christmas day 1941, the Japanese surrendered August 15th 1945. There were not many escapes as there was nowhere to go
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Why call the transport ships ‘Hellships’
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Poor air, cramped conditions, limited food and water, as we would imagine hell to be
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Why become a member when the information on the internet is free to view
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Although it is free for all to view, it does cost money to put the information on the internet. Hosting fees are high for the amount of information from the FEPOW sites. Plus I use Findmypast to comile the projects run. When I am no longer here the site information would die with me, now, with the members help, the sites can be kept going.
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