SettingsWorld War II prisoners of war held by Japan
Aiden MacCarthy
Aiden MacCarthy, GM was an Irish doctor of the Royal Air Force who showed great courage, resourcefulness and humanity during his capture by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Aiden MacCarthy, GM was an Irish doctor of the Royal Air Force who showed great courage, resourcefulness and humanity during his capture by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Albert Braun
Father Albert Braun (1889 - 1983) was born near Los Angeles, California.
Father Albert Braun (1889 - 1983) was born near Los Angeles, California.
Albert Coates (surgeon)
Sir Albert Ernest Coates OBE, FRCS (1895–1977) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.
Sir Albert Ernest Coates OBE, FRCS (1895–1977) was an Australian surgeon and soldier.
Albert Eduard Stoové
Albert Eduard Stoové (Yogyakarta (Netherlands East Indies), 26 December 1920 - Delft (Netherlands), 23 September 2010) was a Sergeant in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force at the s...
Albert Eduard Stoové (Yogyakarta (Netherlands East Indies), 26 December 1920 - Delft (Netherlands), 23 September 2010) was a Sergeant in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force at the s...
Alistair Urquhart
Alistair Urquhart (born 8 September,1919) is a retired Scottish businessman and author of The Forgotten Highlander, an account of the three and a half years he spent as a Japanese prisoner o...
Alistair Urquhart (born 8 September,1919) is a retired Scottish businessman and author of The Forgotten Highlander, an account of the three and a half years he spent as a Japanese prisoner o...
Alva R. Fitch
Alva Revista Fitch (September 10, 1907–November 25, 1989) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army and was deputy director of Defense Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 1964.
Alva Revista Fitch (September 10, 1907–November 25, 1989) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army and was deputy director of Defense Intelligence Agency from 1946 to 1964.
Andrew Gilchrist
Sir Andrew Graham Gilchrist, KCMG (1910–1993) was a Special Operations Executive operative and later a UK ambassador.
Sir Andrew Graham Gilchrist, KCMG (1910–1993) was a Special Operations Executive operative and later a UK ambassador.
Anton Colijn
Antonie Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea.
Antonie Hendrikus Colijn was a Dutch amateur mountaineer who in 1936 led the Carstensz Expedition, being the first to climb the Carstenszgebergte in New Guinea.
Archie Roberts (Australian footballer)
Archibald Frederick "Archie" Roberts was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Archibald Frederick "Archie" Roberts was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League.
Arie Smit
Adrianus Wilhelmus (Arie) Smit (born April 15, 1916, Zaandam), is a Dutch-born Indonesian painter living on Bali.
Adrianus Wilhelmus (Arie) Smit (born April 15, 1916, Zaandam), is a Dutch-born Indonesian painter living on Bali.
Arthur Percival
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL was a British Army officer and World War I veteran.
Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO & Bar, OBE, MC, OStJ, DL was a British Army officer and World War I veteran.
Arthur W. Wermuth
Arthur William Wermuth, Jr., dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945.
Arthur William Wermuth, Jr., dubbed the "One-Man Army of Bataan," was a United States Army officer during World War II and a prisoner of war from April 1942 until August 1945.
Ashley George Old
Ashley George Old was an artist best known for documenting the lives of prisoners of war forced to construct the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Ashley George Old was an artist best known for documenting the lives of prisoners of war forced to construct the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Austin Shofner
Brigadier General Austin Conner Shofner was a United States Marine Corps officer who was captured during the Battle of Corregidor and escaped in the first and only successful escape from a J...
Brigadier General Austin Conner Shofner was a United States Marine Corps officer who was captured during the Battle of Corregidor and escaped in the first and only successful escape from a J...
Benigno G. Tabora
Benigno G. Tabora (November 20, 1915 - February 17, 2008) was an American veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
Benigno G. Tabora (November 20, 1915 - February 17, 2008) was an American veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
Betty Jeffrey
Agnes Betty Jeffrey, OAM (14 May 1908 – 13 September 2000) was a nurse in the 2/10th Australian General Hospital during World War II; she was taken captive by the Japanese Imperial Army an...
Agnes Betty Jeffrey, OAM (14 May 1908 – 13 September 2000) was a nurse in the 2/10th Australian General Hospital during World War II; she was taken captive by the Japanese Imperial Army an...
Bill Downie
William Downie (4 December 1908 – 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Downie (4 December 1908 – 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Billy Baker
William George "Billy" Baker (3 October 1920 – 11 February 2005) was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
William George "Billy" Baker (3 October 1920 – 11 February 2005) was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.
Billy King (cricketer)
William Robert "Billy" King was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and played rugby union for Singapore.
William Robert "Billy" King was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and played rugby union for Singapore.
Byron Duckenfield
Group Captain Byron Leonard "Ron" Duckenfield, AFC (1917 — 2010) was a famed World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain.
Group Captain Byron Leonard "Ron" Duckenfield, AFC (1917 — 2010) was a famed World War II Royal Air Force fighter pilot who flew during the Battle of Britain.
C. R. Boxer
Charles Ralph Boxer FBA (8 March 1904 at Sandown on the Isle of Wight – 27 April 2000 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire) was a distinguished historian of Dutch and Portuguese maritime and colonial hi...
Charles Ralph Boxer FBA (8 March 1904 at Sandown on the Isle of Wight – 27 April 2000 at St. Albans, Hertfordshire) was a distinguished historian of Dutch and Portuguese maritime and colonial hi...
Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill
Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill (23 October 1911 - 18 August 1963) was a British medical doctor, naturalist, ornithologist and curator of Singapore’s Raffles Museum.
Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill (23 October 1911 - 18 August 1963) was a British medical doctor, naturalist, ornithologist and curator of Singapore’s Raffles Museum.
Charles Groves Wright Anderson
Charles Groves Wright Anderson VC, MC was a South African-born, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, a member of the Australian House of Representatives, and a farmer.
Charles Groves Wright Anderson VC, MC was a South African-born, Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, a member of the Australian House of Representatives, and a farmer.
Charles Huxtable
Charles Reginald Ralston Huxtable MC & Bar (30 September 1891–29 July 1980) was an Australian doctor who served in both World Wars and wrote about his experiences in the book From the So...
Charles Reginald Ralston Huxtable MC & Bar (30 September 1891–29 July 1980) was an Australian doctor who served in both World Wars and wrote about his experiences in the book From the So...
Charles Kaufman (judge)
Charles Kaufman, was a judge for the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, with jurisdiction over Southeast Michigan and its largest city, Detroit, MI. He is most widely criticized for the light sent...
Charles Kaufman, was a judge for the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, with jurisdiction over Southeast Michigan and its largest city, Detroit, MI. He is most widely criticized for the light sent...
Charles S. Lawrence
Charles S. Lawrence was a United States Army colonel who would survive the Bataan Death March to later become the first Executive Vice President of the Institute of Food Technologists.
Charles S. Lawrence was a United States Army colonel who would survive the Bataan Death March to later become the first Executive Vice President of the Institute of Food Technologists.
Chase Nielsen
Chase Jay Nielsen (January 14, 1917 - March 23, 2007) was a career officer in the U.S. Air Force.
Chase Jay Nielsen (January 14, 1917 - March 23, 2007) was a career officer in the U.S. Air Force.
Christopher Maltby
Major General Christopher Michael Maltby, CB, MC, was Commander of British Troops in China.
Major General Christopher Michael Maltby, CB, MC, was Commander of British Troops in China.
Clark Eldridge
Clark Eldridge (1896–1990) was one of the engineers who designed the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Clark Eldridge (1896–1990) was one of the engineers who designed the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
David Murray-Lyon
Major-General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, DSO & Bar, MC, was an officer in the Indian Army.
Major-General David Murrey Murray-Lyon, DSO & Bar, MC, was an officer in the Indian Army.
Dean E. Hallmark
Dean Edward Hallmark was an avid athlete, adventure seeker and U.S. Army Air Forces pilot during World War II, most noted for having served alongside Jimmy Doolittle in 1942 during the famous ra...
Dean Edward Hallmark was an avid athlete, adventure seeker and U.S. Army Air Forces pilot during World War II, most noted for having served alongside Jimmy Doolittle in 1942 during the famous ra...
Doug McKenzie (Australia)
Zig and Zag – in real life Jack Perry (born 1917) and Doug McKenzie (c.
Zig and Zag – in real life Jack Perry (born 1917) and Doug McKenzie (c.
Douglas Argent
Douglas George Charles Argent (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was a British television producer and director.
Douglas George Charles Argent (21 May 1921 – 30 October 2010) was a British television producer and director.
Douglas Clague
Colonel The Honorable Sir Douglas Clague CBE, MC, QPM, CPM, TD was a British soldier and entrepreneur who spent most of his life in Hong Kong.
Colonel The Honorable Sir Douglas Clague CBE, MC, QPM, CPM, TD was a British soldier and entrepreneur who spent most of his life in Hong Kong.
Douglas Ford (GC)
Captain Douglas Ford (1918-1943) was Royal Scots officer and British prisoner of war in World War II, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
Captain Douglas Ford (1918-1943) was Royal Scots officer and British prisoner of war in World War II, who was posthumously awarded the George Cross for conspicuous gallantry.
Dusty Miller (martyr)
"Dusty" Miller was a British P.O.W. in Thailand on the Burma Railway during Second World War.
"Dusty" Miller was a British P.O.W. in Thailand on the Burma Railway during Second World War.
Edgar Whitcomb
Edgar Doud Whitcomb (born November 6, 1917) was the 43rd Governor of Indiana.
Edgar Doud Whitcomb (born November 6, 1917) was the 43rd Governor of Indiana.
Edward Dunlop
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II.
Edward P. King
Edward Postell King Jr. (1884–1958) was a Major General in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japane...
Edward Postell King Jr. (1884–1958) was a Major General in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japane...
Eric Lomax
Eric Sutherland Lomax (born 1919) was a British Army officer who was sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in 1942.
Eric Sutherland Lomax (born 1919) was a British Army officer who was sent to a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in 1942.
Ernest Gordon
Ernest Gordon (31 May 1916 – 16 January 2002) was the former Presbyterian dean of the chapel at Princeton University.
Ernest Gordon (31 May 1916 – 16 January 2002) was the former Presbyterian dean of the chapel at Princeton University.
Ernie Curtis
Ernest Robert "Ernie" Curtis (10 June 1907 – November 1992) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Ernest Robert "Ernie" Curtis (10 June 1907 – November 1992) was a Welsh professional footballer.
Evan George Stewart
Colonel Evan George Stewart (史伊尹上校) DSO, OBE, ED, MA (1892–1958) was a British soldier and missionary to China.
Colonel Evan George Stewart (史伊尹上校) DSO, OBE, ED, MA (1892–1958) was a British soldier and missionary to China.
Everett Francis Briggs
Father Everett Francis Briggs (January 27, 1908 - December 20, 2006) was a Catholic priest and miners' activist.
Father Everett Francis Briggs (January 27, 1908 - December 20, 2006) was a Catholic priest and miners' activist.
Frank Bell (educator)
Frank Erskine Bell OBE (18 September 1916 – 14 July 1989) was a British educator.
Frank Erskine Bell OBE (18 September 1916 – 14 July 1989) was a British educator.
Frank Buckles
Frank Woodruff Buckles, born Wood Buckles, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 and served with a detachment from Fort Ril...
Frank Woodruff Buckles, born Wood Buckles, was the last surviving American veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1917 and served with a detachment from Fort Ril...
Frank Keith Simmons
Major General Frank Keith Simmons CBE, MVO, MC, was a British Army officer during World War II. He was commander of the Singapore Fortress when it fell to the invading Japanese Army in February...
Major General Frank Keith Simmons CBE, MVO, MC, was a British Army officer during World War II. He was commander of the Singapore Fortress when it fell to the invading Japanese Army in February...
Frank Kendall Everest, Jr.
Brigadier General Frank Kendall "Pete" Everest Jr. (August 9, 1920 – October 1, 2004) was a U.S. Air Force officer who is best remembered as an aeroengineer and test pilot during the 1950s.
Brigadier General Frank Kendall "Pete" Everest Jr. (August 9, 1920 – October 1, 2004) was a U.S. Air Force officer who is best remembered as an aeroengineer and test pilot during the 1950s.
Frank Pantridge
Professor James Francis "Frank" Pantridge, MD, CBE (3 October 1916 – 26 December 2004) was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic se...
Professor James Francis "Frank" Pantridge, MD, CBE (3 October 1916 – 26 December 2004) was a physician and cardiologist from Northern Ireland who transformed emergency medicine and paramedic se...
Frank Twiss
Admiral Sir Frank Roddam Twiss, KCB, KCVO, DSC (7 July 1910 – 27 January 1994) was a Royal Navy admiral who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Admiral Sir Frank Roddam Twiss, KCB, KCVO, DSC (7 July 1910 – 27 January 1994) was a Royal Navy admiral who became Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.
Fred Bachrach
Albert Gustave Herbert "Fred" Bachrach, CBE (9 December 1914 – 18 December 2009) was a Dutch literary and art historian of French and German descent whose academic work featured in a number...
Albert Gustave Herbert "Fred" Bachrach, CBE (9 December 1914 – 18 December 2009) was a Dutch literary and art historian of French and German descent whose academic work featured in a number...
Frederick Campling
Frederick Stratford Campling (1908 – 22 March 1945) was an English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
Frederick Stratford Campling (1908 – 22 March 1945) was an English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer.
Geoff Edrich
Geoffrey Arthur Edrich was born in Lingwood, Norfolk, on 13 July 1918.
Geoffrey Arthur Edrich was born in Lingwood, Norfolk, on 13 July 1918.
Geoffrey Bingham
Reverend Geoffrey Cyril Bingham AM, MM, (6 January 1919 – 3 June 2009) was an Australian author and Minister in the Anglican Church of Australia.
Reverend Geoffrey Cyril Bingham AM, MM, (6 January 1919 – 3 June 2009) was an Australian author and Minister in the Anglican Church of Australia.
George F. Moore (US Army officer)
George F. Moore (1887–1949) was an American soldier.
George F. Moore (1887–1949) was an American soldier.
George McMillin
George Johnson McMillin was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served as the 38th and final Naval Governor of Guam.
George Johnson McMillin was a United States Navy Rear Admiral who served as the 38th and final Naval Governor of Guam.
George Mulock
Captain George Francis Arthur Mulock DSO was a British naval officer and Antarctic surveyor and explorer.
Captain George Francis Arthur Mulock DSO was a British naval officer and Antarctic surveyor and explorer.
George Porteous
George Porteous, CM, MBE (1903–78) was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada from 1976 to 1978.
George Porteous, CM, MBE (1903–78) was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Canada from 1976 to 1978.
Gerard Bruggink
Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force.
Gerardus Meinardus Bruggink (4 August 1917 – 5 December 2005) was a Dutch pilot of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force.
Hamilton Lamb
George Hamilton Lamb was an Australian politician.
George Hamilton Lamb was an Australian politician.
Harold Atcherley
Sir Harold Winter Atcherley is a former businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom.
Sir Harold Winter Atcherley is a former businessman, public figure and arts administrator in the United Kingdom.
Harold Keith Johnson
Harold Keith "Johnny" Johnson (February 22, 1912 – September 24, 1983) was a United States General.
Harold Keith "Johnny" Johnson (February 22, 1912 – September 24, 1983) was a United States General.
Harold Maguire
Air Marshal Sir Harold John Maguire, KCB, DSO, OBE, (12 April 1912 – 1 February 2001) was Director-General of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972.
Air Marshal Sir Harold John Maguire, KCB, DSO, OBE, (12 April 1912 – 1 February 2001) was Director-General of Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence from 1968 to 1972.
Harwood Harrison
Sir (James) Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet (6 June 1907 – 11 September 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Sir (James) Harwood Harrison, 1st Baronet (6 June 1907 – 11 September 1980) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Hein ter Poorten
Hein ter Poorten, was the commander of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger in World War II. Ter Poorten was also Allied land forces commander in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command...
Hein ter Poorten, was the commander of the Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger in World War II. Ter Poorten was also Allied land forces commander in the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command...
Jack Bridger Chalker
Jack Bridger Chalker (born October 1918, London, England) is an artist best known for his work recording the lives of prisoners of war in World War II.
Jack Bridger Chalker (born October 1918, London, England) is an artist best known for his work recording the lives of prisoners of war in World War II.
Jack Edwards (Hong Kong)
Jack Edwards, OBE, was a former British World War II army sergeant and a POW, most well known for his dedicated efforts of tracking down Japanese war criminals and the relentless determination d...
Jack Edwards, OBE, was a former British World War II army sergeant and a POW, most well known for his dedicated efforts of tracking down Japanese war criminals and the relentless determination d...
Jacob DeShazer
Jacob Daniel DeShazer (15 November 1912 – 15 March 2008) participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a missionary in Japan.
Jacob Daniel DeShazer (15 November 1912 – 15 March 2008) participated in the Doolittle Raid as a staff sergeant and later became a missionary in Japan.
James Clavell
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund DuMaresq Clavell was an Australian-born, British novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war.
James Clavell, born Charles Edmund DuMaresq Clavell was an Australian-born, British novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II veteran and prisoner of war.
James Devereux
James Patrick Sinnott Devereux was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman.
James Patrick Sinnott Devereux was a United States Marine Corps general, Navy Cross recipient, and Republican congressman.
James Munro Bertram
James Munro Bertram (11 August 1910 – 24 August 1993) was a Rhodes scholar, a journalist, writer, relief worker, prisoner of war and a university professor.
James Munro Bertram (11 August 1910 – 24 August 1993) was a Rhodes scholar, a journalist, writer, relief worker, prisoner of war and a university professor.
Jefferson W. Speck
Jefferson W. Speck (December 24, 1916 – January 30, 1993) was a planter and businessman from Mississippi County, Arkansas, who was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1950 and again in...
Jefferson W. Speck (December 24, 1916 – January 30, 1993) was a planter and businessman from Mississippi County, Arkansas, who was the Republican gubernatorial nominee in 1950 and again in...
Jesse Monroe Knowles
Jesse Monroe Knowles (July 23, 1919 – April 23, 2006) was a Lake Charles, businessman, civic leader, former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Calcasieu Parish, and a ...
Jesse Monroe Knowles (July 23, 1919 – April 23, 2006) was a Lake Charles, businessman, civic leader, former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from Calcasieu Parish, and a ...
Jock McLaren
Robert Kerr "Jock" McLaren MC & Bar (27 April 1902 – 3 March 1956) was a decorated Australian Army officer, who rose from enlisted rank and was noted for his involvement in guerrilla opera...
Robert Kerr "Jock" McLaren MC & Bar (27 April 1902 – 3 March 1956) was a decorated Australian Army officer, who rose from enlisted rank and was noted for his involvement in guerrilla opera...
Joe Kieyoomia
Joe Kieyoomia (21 November 1919–17 February 1997) was a Navajo soldier in New Mexico's 200th Coast Artillery unit who was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of the Philippines...
Joe Kieyoomia (21 November 1919–17 February 1997) was a Navajo soldier in New Mexico's 200th Coast Artillery unit who was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the fall of the Philippines...
John Cade
Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade AO (18 January 1912 – 16 November 1980) was an Australian psychiatrist credited with discovering (in 1948) the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in ...
Dr John Frederick Joseph Cade AO (18 January 1912 – 16 November 1980) was an Australian psychiatrist credited with discovering (in 1948) the effects of lithium carbonate as a mood stabilizer in ...
John David Provoo
John David Provoo (1917–August 28, 2001) was a sergeant in the United States Army.
John David Provoo (1917–August 28, 2001) was a sergeant in the United States Army.
John Gilbert Newton Brown
Sir John Gilbert Newton Brown CBE (1916–2003) was Publisher of the Oxford University Press and has been credited as one of the great leaders of British publishing throughout its post World...
Sir John Gilbert Newton Brown CBE (1916–2003) was Publisher of the Oxford University Press and has been credited as one of the great leaders of British publishing throughout its post World...
John Joseph Scanlan (soldier)
Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph Scanlan, DSO and bar was an Australian Army officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.
Lieutenant Colonel John Joseph Scanlan, DSO and bar was an Australian Army officer who served during the First and Second World Wars.
John Paul Burrough
John Paul Burrough MA, MBE, (5 May 1916 – 27 January 2003) was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981.
John Paul Burrough MA, MBE, (5 May 1916 – 27 January 2003) was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981.
Jonathan M. Wainwright (general)
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World...
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World...
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their s...
Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953) was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces in the Philippines at the time of their s...
Judy (dog)
Judy (1937 – 17 February 1950) was a ship's dog on board HMS Gnat and HMS Grasshopper before and during World War II. She helped save the lives of the crew of the Grasshopper f...
Judy (1937 – 17 February 1950) was a ship's dog on board HMS Gnat and HMS Grasshopper before and during World War II. She helped save the lives of the crew of the Grasshopper f...
Keiko Holmes
Keiko Holmes is a Japanese coordinator for a charity named ‘Agape’ which helps to promote reconciliation between Japan and her former World War II P.O.Ws. She lectures at universities and school...
Keiko Holmes is a Japanese coordinator for a charity named ‘Agape’ which helps to promote reconciliation between Japan and her former World War II P.O.Ws. She lectures at universities and school...
Laurens van der Post
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 – 16 December 1996) was a 20th century Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of governmen...
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE (13 December 1906 – 16 December 1996) was a 20th century Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of governmen...
Lawrence Turner
Henry Frederic Lawrence Turner (30 December 1908 – 17 December 1977) was a British politician.
Henry Frederic Lawrence Turner (30 December 1908 – 17 December 1977) was a British politician.
Leonard Birchall
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, O.Ont, CD (6 July 1915 - 10 September 2004 ), "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who warned of a Japanes...
Air Commodore Leonard Joseph Birchall, CM, OBE, DFC, O.Ont, CD (6 July 1915 - 10 September 2004 ), "The Saviour of Ceylon", was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) officer who warned of a Japanes...
Leslie Audus
Leslie John Audus was a British botanist and Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve survivor of the Japanese internment camps of World War II. He cultured yeast to feed and save the lives of his fel...
Leslie John Audus was a British botanist and Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve survivor of the Japanese internment camps of World War II. He cultured yeast to feed and save the lives of his fel...
Lewis Heath
Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath, KBE, CB, CIE, DSO, MC was an officer in the British Army and the Indian Army during the pre-World War I years, World War I, the interwar years, a...
Lieutenant-General Sir Lewis Macclesfield Heath, KBE, CB, CIE, DSO, MC was an officer in the British Army and the Indian Army during the pre-World War I years, World War I, the interwar years, a...
Lionel Colin Matthews
Lionel Colin Matthews GC, MC (15 August 1912 – 2 March 1944) was an Australian Army Signals Corps officer awarded the George Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished services whil...
Lionel Colin Matthews GC, MC (15 August 1912 – 2 March 1944) was an Australian Army Signals Corps officer awarded the George Cross in recognition of gallant and distinguished services whil...
Louis Zamperini
Louis Silvie Zamperini is a World War II prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker, and former American Olympic distance runner.
Louis Silvie Zamperini is a World War II prisoner of war survivor, inspirational speaker, and former American Olympic distance runner.
Margot Turner
Brigadier Dame Evelyn Marguerite Turner, DBE, RRC, QHNS, Hon ADC, known as Margot Turner, was a British military nurse and World War II POW. After the war she resumed her career with a suc...
Brigadier Dame Evelyn Marguerite Turner, DBE, RRC, QHNS, Hon ADC, known as Margot Turner, was a British military nurse and World War II POW. After the war she resumed her career with a suc...
Mateen Ahmed Ansari
Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari GC (c.
Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari GC (c.
Mateen Ansari
Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari GC of the 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, in the Indian Army during World War II, and member of the British Army Aid Group was awarded the George Cross posthumously.
Captain Mateen Ahmed Ansari GC of the 5th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment, in the Indian Army during World War II, and member of the British Army Aid Group was awarded the George Cross posthumously.
Merton Beckwith-Smith
Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith DSO MC MA (11 July 1890 – 11 November 1942) was a British Army officer during the First and Second World Wars.
Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith DSO MC MA (11 July 1890 – 11 November 1942) was a British Army officer during the First and Second World Wars.
Mian Ghulam Jilani
Major General Mian Gulam Jilani was a two-star general officer in the Pakistan Army who, as an Indian Army officer during the Second World War had survived a Japanese PoW camp at Singapore.
Major General Mian Gulam Jilani was a two-star general officer in the Pakistan Army who, as an Indian Army officer during the Second World War had survived a Japanese PoW camp at Singapore.
Michael Woodruff
Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff was an English surgeon and scientist principally remembered for his research into organ transplantation.
Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff was an English surgeon and scientist principally remembered for his research into organ transplantation.
Oliver Gordon
Captain Oliver Loudon Gordon MVO RN (26 Jan 1896 - 30 Jan 1973) was in command of the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter from 11 March 1941 until she was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea on 1...
Captain Oliver Loudon Gordon MVO RN (26 Jan 1896 - 30 Jan 1973) was in command of the heavy cruiser HMS Exeter from 11 March 1941 until she was sunk in the Second Battle of the Java Sea on 1...
Oswald Wynd
Oswald Wynd (1913 – 1998) was a Scottish writer, born in Tokyo of parents who had left their native Perth to run a mission in Japan.
Oswald Wynd (1913 – 1998) was a Scottish writer, born in Tokyo of parents who had left their native Perth to run a mission in Japan.
Owen J. Baggett
Owen John Baggett was a second lieutenant in the United States 7th Bomb Group based at Pandaveswar, in India, during the Second World War.
Owen John Baggett was a second lieutenant in the United States 7th Bomb Group based at Pandaveswar, in India, during the Second World War.
Pappy Boyington
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II. For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Nav...
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was a United States Marine Corps officer who was an American fighter ace during World War II. For his heroic actions, he was awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Nav...
Pat Darling
Pat Darling (born 31 August 1913, Casino, New South Wales, Australia – died 2007) was an Australian servicewoman and nursing sister with the 2/10th Australian General Hospital.
Pat Darling (born 31 August 1913, Casino, New South Wales, Australia – died 2007) was an Australian servicewoman and nursing sister with the 2/10th Australian General Hospital.
Paul Burrough
John Paul Burrough MA, MBE, was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981.
John Paul Burrough MA, MBE, was Bishop of Mashonaland from 1968 to 1981.
Paul Maltby
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Copeland Maltby KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, AFC, DL, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1930s and during World War II.
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Copeland Maltby KCVO, KBE, CB, DSO, AFC, DL, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1930s and during World War II.
Percy Herbert (actor)
Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 – 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory.
Percy Herbert (31 July 1920 – 6 December 1992) was an English character actor who often played soldiers, most notably in The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Wild Geese and Tunes of Glory.
Philip Meninsky
Philip Meninsky was the son of Bernard Meninsky.
Philip Meninsky was the son of Bernard Meninsky.
Philip Toosey
Brigadier Sir Philip John Denton Toosey, CBE, DSO, TD, JP, LLD {Liverpool University} (12 August 1904 – 22 December 1975) was (as a Lieutenant-Colonel) the senior Allied officer in the Jap...
Brigadier Sir Philip John Denton Toosey, CBE, DSO, TD, JP, LLD {Liverpool University} (12 August 1904 – 22 December 1975) was (as a Lieutenant-Colonel) the senior Allied officer in the Jap...
Ralph Shaw
Charles Frederick Ralph Shaw (August 13, 1913 - September 10, 1996) was a British author and journalist.
Charles Frederick Ralph Shaw (August 13, 1913 - September 10, 1996) was a British author and journalist.
Reginald Swartz
Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE (14 April 1911 – 2 February 2006), best known as Reg Swartz, was a Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton ...
Sir Reginald William Colin Swartz KBE (14 April 1911 – 2 February 2006), best known as Reg Swartz, was a Minister during the governments of Sir Robert Menzies, Harold Holt and John Gorton ...
Richard Antrim
Richard Nott Antrim (December 17, 1907 – March 7, 1969) was an officer in the United States Navy who received the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for hi...
Richard Nott Antrim (December 17, 1907 – March 7, 1969) was an officer in the United States Navy who received the United States' highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for hi...
Richard H. Leir
Rear-Admiral Richard H. Leir was born in Penticton, BC, November 19, 1921.
Rear-Admiral Richard H. Leir was born in Penticton, BC, November 19, 1921.
Richard Vaughan (cricketer)
Richard Thomas Vaughan was an English cricketer.
Richard Thomas Vaughan was an English cricketer.
Ringer Edwards
Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913–June 2000), was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers ...
Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913–June 2000), was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers ...
Robert J. Meder
Robert John Meder (August 23, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio – December 1, 1943 in Kiangwan Prison, Nanking, China) was a member of the "Doolittle Raiders," which were the first American forces to atta...
Robert John Meder (August 23, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio – December 1, 1943 in Kiangwan Prison, Nanking, China) was a member of the "Doolittle Raiders," which were the first American forces to atta...
Robert V. R. Bassett
Robert V. R. Bassett was a World War II veteran and prisoner of war who served as Professor of Naval Science at Duke University and the University of New Mexico.
Robert V. R. Bassett was a World War II veteran and prisoner of war who served as Professor of Naval Science at Duke University and the University of New Mexico.
Robert W. Levering
Robert Woodrow Levering (October 3, 1914 – August 11, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son-in-law of Usher L. Burdick and brother-in-law of Quentin N. Burdick.
Robert Woodrow Levering (October 3, 1914 – August 11, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son-in-law of Usher L. Burdick and brother-in-law of Quentin N. Burdick.
Ronald Shaw
Ronald Shaw was a corporal in the Royal Air Force.
Ronald Shaw was a corporal in the Royal Air Force.
Ruby Bradley
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was one of the most decorated women in United States military history.
Colonel Ruby Bradley (December 19, 1907 – May 28, 2002) was one of the most decorated women in United States military history.
Russell Braddon
Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 – 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts.
Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 – 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts.
Samuel Abraham Goldblith
Samuel Abraham Goldblith was an American food scientist.
Samuel Abraham Goldblith was an American food scientist.
Shah Nawaz Khan (general)
Shahnawaz Khan was an Indian soldier who is remembered as an officer who served in the Second Indian National Army during World War II and later came to be one of the three defendants in the fi...
Shahnawaz Khan was an Indian soldier who is remembered as an officer who served in the Second Indian National Army during World War II and later came to be one of the three defendants in the fi...
Sid Scales
Sid Scales (1916 - 2003) was a New Zealand cartoonist.
Sid Scales (1916 - 2003) was a New Zealand cartoonist.
Stan Harris
Stanley "Stan" Wakefield Harris was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions.
Stanley "Stan" Wakefield Harris was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions.
Stan Woodbridge
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC,, known as Stan Woodbridge, was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC,, known as Stan Woodbridge, was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Stanley James Woodbridge
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC, (August 29, 1921 – February 7, 1945) was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Flight Sergeant Stanley James Woodbridge, GC, (August 29, 1921 – February 7, 1945) was a British World War II recipient of the George Cross.
Stanley Warren
Stanley Warren (1917 England – 20 February 1992, Dorset England), a bombardier of the 15th Regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was known for the Changi Murals he painted at a chapel duri...
Stanley Warren (1917 England – 20 February 1992, Dorset England), a bombardier of the 15th Regiment of the Royal Regiment of Artillery was known for the Changi Murals he painted at a chapel duri...
Thomas David Frank Evans
Thomas David Frank Evans (1917-1996) was a British soldier during World War II, during which he was also a Prisoner of War of the Japanese Army.
Thomas David Frank Evans (1917-1996) was a British soldier during World War II, during which he was also a Prisoner of War of the Japanese Army.
Thomas Hart (cricketer)
Thomas Mure Hart (1 March 1909 – 16 January 2001) was a Scottish cricketer and rugby union player.
Thomas Mure Hart (1 March 1909 – 16 January 2001) was a Scottish cricketer and rugby union player.
Thomas J. H. Trapnell
Thomas John Hall "Trap" Trapnell (November 23, 1902 - February 13, 2002) was a United States Army general.
Thomas John Hall "Trap" Trapnell (November 23, 1902 - February 13, 2002) was a United States Army general.
Thomas Walter Mitchell
Thomas Walter Mitchell (11 November 1906 – 4 February 1984) was an Australian politician, author and sportsman.
Thomas Walter Mitchell (11 November 1906 – 4 February 1984) was an Australian politician, author and sportsman.
Vivian Bullwinkel
Vivian Bullwinkel, Mrs. Statham, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War.
Vivian Bullwinkel, Mrs. Statham, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War.
Walter Brown (mathematician)
Walter Brown FRSE was a Scottish mathematician and engineer.
Walter Brown FRSE was a Scottish mathematician and engineer.
Walter Peeler
Walter "Wally" Peeler VC, BEM (9 August 1887 – 23 May 1968) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarde...
Walter "Wally" Peeler VC, BEM (9 August 1887 – 23 May 1968) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarde...
Wilf Wooller
Wilfred Wooller was a Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, cricket administrator and journalist.
Wilfred Wooller was a Welsh cricketer, rugby union footballer, cricket administrator and journalist.
William Ernest Staton
Air Vice-Marshal William Ernest Staton CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC & Bar (27 August 1898 – 22 July 1983) was a British airman who began his career as a First World War flying ace credited with ...
Air Vice-Marshal William Ernest Staton CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC & Bar (27 August 1898 – 22 July 1983) was a British airman who began his career as a First World War flying ace credited with ...
William Leggatt
Sir William Watt Leggatt DSO, MC (1894–1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician.
Sir William Watt Leggatt DSO, MC (1894–1968) was an Australian soldier, lawyer and politician.
William Phillips (economist)
Alban William Housego "A. W." "Bill" Phillips, MBE was an influential New Zealand economist who spent most of his academic career at the London School of Economics.
Alban William Housego "A. W." "Bill" Phillips, MBE was an influential New Zealand economist who spent most of his academic career at the London School of Economics.
Wilma Oram
Wilma Elizabeth Foster (nēe Oram) Young AM (17 August 1916 - 28 May 2001), commonly known as Wilma Oram, was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War.
Wilma Elizabeth Foster (nēe Oram) Young AM (17 August 1916 - 28 May 2001), commonly known as Wilma Oram, was an Australian Army nurse during the Second World War.
Winfield S. Cunningham
Winfield Scott Cunningham (February 16, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was the Officer in Charge, Naval Activities, Wake Island when the tiny island was attacked by the Japanese on December 8, 1941.
Winfield Scott Cunningham (February 16, 1900 – March 3, 1986) was the Officer in Charge, Naval Activities, Wake Island when the tiny island was attacked by the Japanese on December 8, 1941.
Winston Ide
Winston Philip James Ide was an Australian rugby union player.
Winston Philip James Ide was an Australian rugby union player.