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The RAKUYO AND KACHIDOKI MARUS
In the spring and early summer of 1944 a large group of so-called “fit” POWs were returned to Singapore from Thailand upon completion of the Death Railway. They were destined for shipment to Japan.
On September 4th 1944 a convoy of several Japanese transport ships set sail from Singapore. There were two ships carrying POWs - the Rakuyo Maru with 1,317 POWs and the Kachidoki Maru with 900 POWs aboard.
The Kachidoki Maru ...
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