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Featherston Prisoner Of War Camp
Featherston prisoner of war camp was a camp for captured Japanese soldiers during World War II at Featherston, New Zealand, notorious for a 1943 incident in which 48 Japanese and one New Zealander were killed. The camp had been established during World War I as a military training camp and had also been used as an internment camp from 1918 to 1920, when 14 German internees remained there. Background First World War Featherston Military Camp in Wairarapa, New Zealand was used to train soldiers for the New Zealand Army. After the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Chief of General Staff, Colonel Charles Gibbon, found himself rushing to Featherston Military Camp, where 5,000 New Zealand troops were in a state of mutiny over being still enlisted and mobilized. The commanders gave in to some of the soldiers’ demands around demobilisation. Japanese POW camp At the request of the United States, in September 1942 the Army camp at Featherston was re-established as a P.O.W. camp. The men s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Featherston POW Cherries
Featherston is a surname of English origin, at least as old as the 12th century. The link with "Featherstone" is probably not traceable, but people researching both spellings (and others such as "de Fetherestanhalgh") contribute to the collection of pages in the website called "The Featherstone Society". People having the surname include: *C. Moxley Featherston (1914–1998), United States Tax Court judge *Isaac Featherston (1813–1876), mid-19th century New Zealand politician (Colonial Secretary in 1861) *J. P. Featherston (1830–1917), mayor of Ottawa 18741875 *Joseph Featherston (1843–1913), member of the Canadian House of Commons * Katie Featherston (born 1982), American actress noted for playing the role of Katie in the ''Paranormal Activity'' series *William Ralph Featherston (1848–1875), Christian hymnwriter *Winfield S. Featherston (1821–1891), U.S. Representative from Mississippi and brigadier-general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Featherston POW Memorial MRD 01
Featherston is a surname of English origin, at least as old as the 12th century. The link with "Featherstone" is probably not traceable, but people researching both spellings (and others such as "de Fetherestanhalgh") contribute to the collection of pages in the website called "The Featherstone Society". People having the surname include: *C. Moxley Featherston (1914–1998), United States Tax Court judge *Isaac Featherston (1813–1876), mid-19th century New Zealand politician (Colonial Secretary in 1861) *J. P. Featherston (1830–1917), mayor of Ottawa 18741875 *Joseph Featherston (1843–1913), member of the Canadian House of Commons * Katie Featherston (born 1982), American actress noted for playing the role of Katie in the ''Paranormal Activity'' series *William Ralph Featherston (1848–1875), Christian hymnwriter *Winfield S. Featherston (1821–1891), U.S. Representative from Mississippi and brigadier-general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Prisoners Of War In World War II
It has been estimated that prior to the end of the Pacific War in August 1945, 10 million members of the Imperial Japanese military were captured alive or surrendered to Western Allied forces.Fedorowich (2000), p. 61 Also, Soviet troops seized and imprisoned more than half a million Japanese troops and civilians in China and other places. The number of Japanese soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen who surrendered was limited by the Japanese military indoctrinating its personnel to fight to the death, Allied combat personnel often being unwilling to take prisoners,Bergerud (1997), pp. 415–16 and many Japanese soldiers believing that those who surrendered would be killed by their captors.Johnston (2000), p. 81Ferguson (2004), p. 176. Western Allied governments and senior military commanders directed that Japanese POWs be treated in accordance with relevant international conventions. In practice though, many Allied soldiers were unwilling to accept the surrender of Japanese troo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowra Breakout
The Cowra breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia. It was the largest prison escape of World War II, as well as one of the bloodiest. During the escape and ensuing manhunt, four Australian soldiers and 231 Japanese soldiers were killed. The remaining escapees were re-captured and imprisoned. Location and background Situated some due west of Sydney, Cowra was the town nearest to No. 12 Prisoner of War Compound, a major POW camp where 4,000 Axis military personnel and civilians were detained throughout World War II. The prisoners at Cowra also included 2,000 Italians, Koreans and Taiwanese (who had served in the Japanese military) as well as Indonesian civilians, detained at the request of the Dutch East Indies government. By August 1944, there were 2,223 Japanese POWs in Australia, including 544 merchant seamen. There were also 14,720 Italian prisone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Massacres In New Zealand
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New Zealand Disasters By Death Toll
This is a list of New Zealand disasters by death toll, listing major disasters (excluding acts of war) which occurred in New Zealand and its territories or involved a significant number of New Zealand citizens, in a specific incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more. 100 or more deaths 50 to 99 deaths File:Cometclipper.jpg, Clipper ship ''Fiery Star'' File:SS Penguin.jpg, SS ''Penguin'' File:Wreck of the American Ship General Grant.jpg, Wreck of the ''General Grant'' File:Mass grave at Stillwater for Brunner Mine disaster victimes.jpg, Burial of victims of the Brunner Mine disaster File:NZ Wahine Salvage.jpg, Salvage operations on the wreck of File:Cape Terawhiti.jpg, Cape Terawhiti, where the '' City of Dunedin'' sank File:Christchurch Mosque, New Zealand.jpg, The Al Noor Mosque, where the Christchurch mosque shootings began 10 to 49 deaths File:SS Elingamite.jpg, SS ''Elingamite'' File:Ralph Mine Disaster (1914) (20477185083).jpg, Ralph Mine disaster File:Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuranui College
Kuranui College is a state co-educational secondary school for the South Wairarapa located in Greytown, New Zealand. The college opened in February 1960 to replace the four district high schools in Greytown, Featherston, Martinborough, and Carterton. The college was built in Greytown, for it was the midpoint of the towns. In the midst of the post-World War II baby boom. It has been said to have as many as 900 students in the mid-1970s, but since the end of the baby boom, that number has dropped. Then Education Minister Lockwood Smith disbanded the college's Board of Trustees due to it being dysfunctional. Brian Lochore was appointed commissioner after sacking of the board of trustees in 1994. Board in-fighting had reached the stage where the students rebelled, staging a lunchtime student strike. In 2005, Trevor Mallard visited Kuranui College due to the Wairarapa schools project, WELCom. He first announced the project at Kuranui College. The project aims to establish a 'virtu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uraga, Kanagawa
is a subdivision of the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located on the south eastern side of the Miura Peninsula, at the northern end of the Uraga Channel, at the entrance of Tokyo Bay. History With the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate based in Edo at the start of the 17th century, the small village of Uraga developed rapidly due to its sheltered harbor and strategic location at the entrance of Edo Bay. The area was ''tenryō'' territory under direct control of the shogunate, and the increase in maritime traffic led to the development of merchant and trading firms in the area. In 1720, the shogunate established the post of '' Uraga bugyō'', whose responsibility was to police traffic and to organize coastal defenses, and the entrances to the harbor were fortified with cannon against possible incursions by foreign ships in violation of Japan’s national isolation policy. Still, in 1812, the British whaler stopped at Uraga and took on water, food, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tank Landing Ship
Landing Ship, Tank (LST), or tank landing ship, is the naval designation for ships first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious operations by carrying tanks, vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto shore with no dock (maritime), docks or piers. This enabled amphibious assaults on almost any beach. The LST had a highly specialized design that enabled ocean crossings as well as shore groundings. The bow (ship), bow had a large door that could open, deploy a ramp and unload vehicles. The LST had a Flat-bottomed boat, flat keel that allowed the ship to be beaching (nautical), beached and stay upright. The twin propellers and rudders had protection from ship grounding, grounding. The LSTs served across the globe during World War II including in the Pacific War and in the European theatre of World War II, European theatre. The first tank-landing ships were built to British requirements by converting existing ships; the UK and the US then collaborat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Japanese-run Internment Camps During World War II
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mass Suicide
Mass suicide is a form of suicide, occurring when a group of people simultaneously kill themselves. Overview Mass suicide sometimes occurs in religious settings. In war, defeated groups may resort to mass suicide rather than being captured. Suicide pacts are a form of mass suicide that are sometimes planned or carried out by small groups of depressed or hopeless people. Mass suicides have been used as a form of political protest. Attitudes towards mass suicide change according to place and circumstance. People who resort to mass suicide rather than submit to what they consider intolerable oppression sometimes become the focus of a heroic myth. Such mass suicides might also win the grudging respect of the victors. On the other hand, the act of people resorting to mass suicide without being threatened – especially, when driven to this step by a charismatic religious leader, for reasons which often seem obscure – tends to be regarded far more negatively. Historical mass suic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Island
Collectively called the Pacific Islands, the islands in the Pacific Ocean are further categorized into three major island groups: Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Depending on the context, the term ''Pacific Islands'' may refer to one of several different concepts: (1) those countries and islands with common Austronesian origins, (2) the islands once (or currently) colonized, or (3) the geographical region of Oceania. This list of islands in the Pacific Ocean is organized by archipelago or political boundary. In order to keep this list of moderate size, the more complete lists for countries with large numbers of small or uninhabited islands have been hyperlinked. Name ambiguity and groupings The umbrella term ''Pacific Islands'' has taken on several meanings. Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
