Bilibid POW Camp
Transfer roster for POW’s being transported out of Bilibid.
http://www.mansell.com/pow_resources/camplists/philippines/bilibid/bilibid_main.html
From transfer roster
Rank: Pvt (British Army)Name: Linsell, Ernest
Serial #
Destination: Japan
Boarded Hellship / Ship Name: 10/1/1944 Hokusen Maru (destination Japan)
Primary Philippine Camp: Bilibid
Comments: Survived the Sinking of the Hofuku Maru 9/21/1944
There’s a really good chance Ernest was on the Hell Ship Hofuku Maru.
The roll of honour at http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Hell_Ships/Hofuku_Maru/html/l.htm lists many men from the 4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment.
Code:-658
Departed:-Singapore
Date:-1944/07/04
Destination:-Manila
Arrived:-1944/07/19
POWs:-1287
Labour Force:-From Thailand/Burma Railway via Singapore
Notes:-Alias: Fuji Maru, Fuku Maru, Toyofuku Maru. Hofuku Maru was sunk 1944/09/21 by US aircraft
http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/20064-hofuku-maru/ really interesting! War Crimes Trial relating to the Hofuku Maru