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UK, Exclusive Records of Imperial Prisoners of War Held in Japan, 1939-1945 record example

UK, Exclusive Records of Imperial Prisoners of War Held in Japan, 1939-1945

Records: 54,961

During World War II, the Japanese Armed Forces captured nearly 140,000 Allied military personnel (Australia, Canada, Great Britain, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States) in the Southeast Asia and Pacific areas.

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Forces War Records, UK, Exclusive Records of Imperial Prisoners of War Held in Japan, 1939-1945 ( : accessed 28 Mar 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
UK, Exclusive Records of Imperial Prisoners of War Held in Japan, 1939-1945
Total Records
54,961
Content Source
The National Archives of the UK logoThe National Archives of the UK
Published on Forces War Records
1 February 2023
Last Updated
30 October 2023