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    Memorial

    Maru Ship FEPOW Casualties

    Maru Ship FEPOW 1

    Source: Copyright Jenny Turner

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    Current Location

    Memorial is located outside the FEPOW Building in Orange Zone., National Memorial Arboretum, Croxall Road, Alrewas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, DE13 7AR, England

    OS Grid Reference

    SK 1815714631

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    Type of Memorial
    Stone of remembrance
    WMR Reference Number
    72923
    Description
    A block of large grey stones with a stone/slate top. Commemorative metal plaques, with gold lettering listing the casualty numbers on each Maru are affixed to each face. The memorial is placed on a bed of slate chippings and is located in a paved area outside the FEPOW building adjacent to a similar memorial (72922) dedicated to the FEPOWs who died as a result of the sinking of the Suez Maru.
    Inscription
    Plaque 1: MONTEVIDEO MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS STURGEON (SUBMARINE) ON 1ST JULY 1942/ LISBON MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS GROUPER (SUBMARINE) ON 1ST OCTOBER 1942/ 842 CASUALTIES/ SHINYU MARU/ SUNK BY A DUTCH O-23 SUBMARINE ON 24TH OCTOBER 1942/ 100 CASUALTIES/ NICHIMEI MARU/ SUNK BY B-24 LIBERATORS (AIRCRAFT) ON 15TH JANUARY 1943/ 40 CASUALTIES/ RYUKYU MARU/ SUNK BY SUBMARINE ON 17TH NOVEMBER 1943/ 42 CASUALTIES/ SUEZ MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS BONEFISH (SUBMARINE) ON 28TH NOVEMBER 1943/ 546 CASUALTIES/ OGASHIMA MARU/ SUNK BY B25 MITCHELLS (AIRCRAFT) ON 20TH JANUARY 1944/ 7 CASUALTIES Plaque 2: IKOMA MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS SEAHORSE (SUBMARINE) ON 21ST JANUARY 1944/ 418 CASUALTIES/ HIJMS KATORI/ SUNK BY GUNFIRE FROM TASKFORCE 58 OFF TRUK ON 17TH FEBRUARY 1944/ 8 CASUALTIES/ KOKAI MARU/ SUNK BY B25 MITCHELLS (AIRCRAFT) 21ST FEBRUARY 1944/ 27 CASUALTIES/ TANGO MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS RASHER (SUBMARINE) ON 25TH FEBRUARY 1944/ 3000 CASUALTIES/ EIHO MARU/ SUNK ON 30TH APRIL 1944/ 1 CASUALTY/ TAMAHOKO MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS TANG (SUBMARINE) ON 24TH JUNE 1944/ 560 CASUALTIES/ HARUGIKU MARU/ SUNK BY THE HMS TRUCULENT (SUBMARINE) ON 26TH JUNE 1944/180 CASUALTIES Plaque 3: KOSHU MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS RAY (SUBMARINE) ON 4TH AUGUST 1944/ 1239 CASUALTIES/ SHINYO MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS PADDLE (SUBMARINE) ON 7TH SEPTEMBER 1944/ 667 CASUALTIES/ KACHIDOKI MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS PAMPANITO (SUBMARINE) ON 12TH SEPTEMBER 1944/ 380 CASUALTIES/ RAKUYO MARU/SUNK BY THE USS SEALION (SUBMARINE) ON 12TH SEPTEMBER 1944/ 1161 CASUALTIES/ JUNYO MARU/ SUNK BY THE HMS TRADEWIND (SUBMARINE) ON 18TH SEPTEMBER 1944/ 5640 CASUALTIES/ KAISHUN MARU/ SUNK BY AIRCRAFT ON 2OTH SEPTEMBER 1944/ 12 CASUALTIES Plaque 4: HOFUKU MARU/ SUNK BY CARRIER AIRCRAFT FROM TASKFORCE 38 ON 21ST SEPTEMBER 1944/ 1047 CASUALTIES/ ARISAN MARU/ SUNK BY THE USS SNOOK (SUBMARINE) ON 24TH OCTOBER 1944/ 1773 CASUALTIES/ TRANSPORT 125/ SUNK BY AIRCRAFT ON 8TH NOVEMBER 1944/ 27 CASUALTIES/ HIJMS CHUYO/ SUNK BY THE USS SAILFISH (SUBMARINE) ON 4TH DECEMBER 1944/ 20 CASUALTIES/ ORYOKO MARU/ SUNK BY CARRIER AIRCRAFT FROM TASKFORCE 38 ON 15TH DECEMBER 1944/ 286 CASUALTIES/ ENOURA MARU/ SUNK BY AIRCRAFT ON 9TH JANUARY 1945/ 400 CASUALTIES
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)
    War
    Second World War (1939-1945)

    Components

    Stone of remembrance

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good


    Plaques

    Made from: Metal


    Condition: Good


    Paving

    Made from: Stone


    Condition: Good