Record revealed
Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
After six years of brutal global conflict, this document marked the end of the Second World War.
Series
War Office: Japanese Registers of Allied Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees...
Catalogue reference: WO 367
What's it about?
WO 367
This series comprises three registers which record the names of some 13,500 allied prisoners of war and civilian internees of British and other nationalities. The registers give minimal information about each prisoner, apparently compiled for the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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WO 367
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: Japanese Registers of Allied Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees held in Camps in Singapore, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises three registers which record the names of some 13,500 allied prisoners of war and civilian internees of British and other nationalities. The registers give minimal information about each prisoner, apparently compiled for the Japanese camp administration although the majority of the information is given in English.
The registers refer to camps numbered 1-4; the identity of these had not previously been established but it is now believed that these refer to:
- No 1 PoW camp - Changi
- No 2 PoW camp - Serangoon Road Camp
- No 3 PoW camp - River Valley Road Camp
- No 4 PoW camp - Adam Road Camp.
Across each two-page spread, information in respect of each prisoner is given under the following headings:
On the left-hand page:
- Name;
- Registration card no;
- Rank;
- Unit;
- Occupation (service or previous civilian).
On the right-hand page:
- Registration card no (repeated);
- Dispersal. (The greater part of the movement revealed here is noted as 'Overland' at various dates in 1943. Sometimes the reference is 'Overseas', 'Rtd' which means Returned (e.g. to Changi), or 'Died' with a date and - usually - 'Thai' [land]. There are other references to River Valley Road and Sime Road camps etc).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For related Japanese index cards of Second World War allied prisoners of war and internees see WO 345
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- War Office, Adjutant General, Directorate of Prisoners of War, 1940-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14571/
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