THE Taiwan pow camps memorial society

Since early in 1997 there has been an effort to recognize the former Commonwealth and Allied prisoners of war in Taiwan who suffered at the hands of the Japanese during World War II. This project which was known originally as the KINKASEKI POW MEMORIAL PROJECT, came about as a result of information coming to light late in 1996 about the notorious Japanese prisoner of war camp at Jinguashi, Taiwan, formerly known as Kinkaseki. Michael Hurst MBE, a Canadian expat living in Taipei, formed a committee to organize a memorial service for the men of Kinkaseki in May of 1997, and this ultimately led to the construction of a memorial to the POWs of Kinkaseki and the other POW camps in Taiwan. The Kinkaseki / Taiwan POW Memorial was officially dedicated on November 23, 1997.

to search for the locations of all the former Japanese POW camps on the island of Taiwan and document their history. [ completed ]
to search for the survivors of the 1942 – 45 Taiwan POW camps.
to tell the story of the Taiwan POW Camps to the world, and to ensure that the men who were in those camps know that they and their comrades have not and will not be forgotten.
to help organize and participate in an annual memorial service for the Taiwan POWs at Jinguashi every November on Remembrance / Veterans Day.
to help educate the people of Taiwan in a little-known part of their history.
to provide information to researchers, scholars, museums and POW groups on the Taiwan POWs' story.

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THE MEMORIALS FOR THE TAIWAN POWS In the years from 1999 - 2015, the Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society has erected a number of memorials in honour and tribute to the men of the Allied nations who were taken prisoner by the Japanese in...

The TAIWAN HELLSHIPS MEMORIAL DEDICATION

Taiwan played a significant role in the story of the hellships in World War II. Being a Japanese colony and secure base, it served as a haven for many hellships en route to Japan, as well as a...

TAIWAN POW CAMPS MEMORIAL SOCIETY COMMEMORATES POW EVACUATION

During World War II, more than 4350 British Commonwealth, American, and Dutch POWs spent time in Japanese prisoner of war camps on Taiwan. Some stayed only a few months before being moved to other camps in Japan...

TAIWAN POW CAMPS MEMORIAL SOCIETY DIRECTOR AWARED THE M.B.E.

(CP-Taiwan) Michael Hurst, the Founder and Director of the Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society, traveled to London England in October 2002 to receive a very special award - the Member of the Order of the British Empire....

A WORLD WAR II REMEMBRANCE IN TAIPEI

by Jerome F. Keating Ph.D., Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society Board Member

Taiwan abounds with historical sites, many of which residents pass by everyday with scant recollection of what went on there. One such place in Taipei...

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