Sentences passed on Japanese War Criminals
The following represents a selection of some of the more widely known Japanese War Criminals involved in the Burma-Siam Railway construction who have been tried by the War Crimes Tribunal Committee. The author of the article, other than being a POW, is unknown.
Almost all of you who have worked on the construction of the Burma-Siam Railway are familiar with these infamous characters and their sadistic tendencies. Many more have been tried and subsequently sentenced, but space is insufficient to permit a full publication of all criminals, so if your special ‘hate’ is not listed below don’t be disappointed – he probably swung in the breeze just as nicely as the others!!
Burma-Siam Railway Cases | Maj. Gen Isheda | 10 yrs IMP | |
“ | Col. Nakamura | Death by Hanging | |
“ | Col. Ishii | “ | |
“ | L/Col Yanagita | 20 yrs IMP | |
“ | Maj. Chida | 10 yrs IMP | |
POW Camps Siam | Lt. Nobusawa | ‘Horse Doctor’ | Death by Hanging |
“ | S/M. Eda | “ | |
“ | Capt. Daimon | ‘Jack Diamond’ | 10 yrs IMP |
“ | Sgt. Noro | ‘Baldy’ | 15 yrs IMP |
Kilo Camps | Lt. Kokubo | Death by Hanging | |
“ | Kor. Takavama | “ | |
“ | Sgt. Terrakoshi | “ | |
Nonpladuk, B’Kok | Kor. Takamine | ‘Efficiency’ | 9 yrs IMP |
Kanburi Off. Camp | Sgt Shimdjo | 4 yrs IMP | |
POW Camps, Siam | Lt. Wsuki | ‘Kanu Kid’ | Death by Hanging |
“ | S/M Hiramatsu | ‘The Tiger’ | “ |
“ | Kor. Motoyama | ‘Black Prince’ | “ |
“ | “ Matsumoto | ‘Silver Bullet’ | Life IMP |
“ | “ Tokuyama | ‘Donald Duck’ | Death by Hanging |
“ | “ Iwaya | ‘Mad Mongrel’ | “ |
“ | “ Tomotoma | 10 yrs IMP | |
“ | “ Morimoto | ‘Mad Bugler’ | Life IMP |
“ | “ Minaka | ‘Singing Master’ | “ |
“ | “ Kumdieji | ‘Bombay Duck’ | 15 yrs IMP |
Krian POW Camp | “ Fumimoto | Death by Hanging | |
Chungkai | “ Takemoto | 2 yrs IMP | |
Kanu, Hintock | Sgt. Okada | ‘Doctor Death’ | 10yrs IMP |
Kanburi ‘Radio Case’ | Maj. Chida | 9 yrs IMP | |
“ | Capt. Komai | Death by Hanging | |
“ | S/M Iijima | “ | |
“ | S/M Urikawa | Life IMP | |
“ | Sgt. Watanaba | “ | |
Tamakan, Kanburi | Lt. Takasaki | ‘The Frog’ | Death by Hanging |
Nakon Nyok, Nonpladuk | Kor. Kaneshiro | ‘The Undertaker’ | “ |
POW Camps, Siam | Maj. Mizutani | Com. No.5 | “ |
“ | Maj. Noguchi | “ | |
“ | Capt. Tarumoto | Life IMP | |
Chungkia, Siam | Lt. Osato | 3 yrs IMP | |
“ | Kor. Ozawa | 4 yrs IMP | |
131 Kilo Camp Siam | “ Hayashi | Death by Hanging | |
Songkrai, Siam | “ Hosumi | “ | |
“ | “ Okawa | “ | |
“ | “ Otsuki | 18 yrs IMP | |
Tonchan, Siam | Capt. Suzuki | Death by Hanging | |
“ | Sgt. Yamamoto | “ | |
“ | Kor. Chiba | “ | |
POW Camps, Siam | Col. Sugasawa | 12 yrs IMP | |
Chungkai | Kor. Takamoto | ‘The Admiral’ | 2 yrs IMP |
“ | Sgt. Sakano | ‘White Slug’ | 5 yrs IMP |