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In
Memorium
Dr. Herbert W. Coone
- U.S. Army Medical Corps
Dr. Coone was taken prisoner by the Japanese
when the island of Corrigedor fell in May 1942. He was held
in various camps on the Philippines until he was moved to
Shirakawa and Taihoku Camps in Taiwan. Later he was among
the party to be sent to the OKA Camp where he stayed until
the war ended.
At 89 years of age, Dr. Coone was instrumental in providing
information and lists of POWs who were on Taiwan. I talked
with him on the telephone last summer when I was in Canada,
and was able to tell him that we were on the trail of the
Oka Camp, and hoped to locate it one day. He was quite pleased
to hear what we were doing to remember the men.
Mr. George Hinton
- 155th Field Reg’t. R.A.
Sadly we received word in April this year that Lieut. George
Hinton of the Lanarkshire Yeomanry had passed away. George
was one of the first officers that we found when we began
our search for Kinkaseki survivors several years ago, and
he was able to supply a good deal of information to us.
Mr. Fred Down
- Royal Engineers
Although I never had the pleasure and privilege to meet
him personally, I count Fred Down as one of my closest POW
friends. We exchanged many letters, and have had some good
conversations on the telephone over the past few years.
Fred provided us with a lot of information about the Taichu
and Kinkaseki Camps, and he was also prominently featured
in the film “A War Story”.
In 1999 he gave me his FEPOW sweater which I wear with pride
every year on Remembrance Day, and which I will always cherish.
Fred was always willing to do what he could to promote the
FEPOW Spirit among the men who survived the terrible ordeal
as POWs. He will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.
Mr. Sidney Edwards
- 80th Anti-Tank Reg’t. R.A.
Sid Edwards passed away on August 9, 2001. He was an avid
member of his local FEPOW club and enjoyed the monthly meetings
with his mates.
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