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There are many aspects linked to the sinking of the Lisbon Maru. Each have their own stories and the following references and links will allow you to access these other parts of the story.
Other Organisations
The FEPOW Family has been established to research loved ones who suffered in the Far East during WWII
https://www.fepow.family
COFEPOW is a Registered Charity dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the Far East Prisoners of War
https://www.cofepow.org.uk
Commonwealth War Graves Commission search facility to find prisoners on board the Lisbon Maru who are commemorated at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
https://www.cwgc.org
The Official Service Records which are not publicly available, can be obtained by next of kin.
https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-records-of-service
Regimental diaries such as the Middlesex Regiment Die-Hards Journals can be a useful source of information about relatives service before and after the war.
The National Archives hold records including items such as Ships' Logs and Unit War Diaries.
Forces War Records is a useful site which has digitised a number of service records which you can view or download for a fee
Books
Tony Banham (2005) Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941, Hong Kong University Press.
ISBN 978 962 209 780 3.
Tony Banham (2006) The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy, Hong Kong University Press.
ISBN 978 962 209 771 1 (hardback), ISBN 978 988 808 313 8 (paperback), ISBN 978-988 220 638 0 (Kindle).
Philip Cracknell (2019) Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941, Amberley Publishing.
ISBN 978 144 569 049 0.
Steve Denton and Robert Widders (2021) The Lisbon Maru Massacre: a dramatis personae, Published Independently.
ISBN 979 877 427 705 6 (hardback), ISBN 979 877 422 684 9 (paperback).
Brian Finch (Translator) (2017) A Faithful Record of the Lisbon Maru Incident, Proverse (Royal Asiatic Society).
ISBN 978 988 822 887 4 (Paperback), 978 988 883 398 6 (Kindle Direct Publishing).
Richard Graham (2024) At the Emperor's Pleasure, Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
ISBN 978 103 610 921 9.
Oliver Lindsay & John R Harris (2009) The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune, McGill-Queen's University Press.
ISBN 978 077 353 630 2.
Regimental Museums
Regimental Museums can also be a great resource. Below are some links to those relevant to the men on the Lisbon Maru:
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- The Army
- Royal Signals
- Royal Engineers
- Royal Scots
- Middlesex Regiment were amalgamated with the Queen's Regiment and Princess of Wales Royal Regiment
- Royal Army Medical Corp and Army Dental Corp
- Royal Army Service Corp
- Hong Kong Dockyard Defence Corp Royal Naval Dockyard Police
- Hong Kong Police Force/ Royal Naval Dockyard Police
Other Sources
West Lothian Men on the Lisbon Maru documents all the West Lothian Men on board the Lisbon Maru. Compiled by West Lothian resident Meg Stenhouse
https://broxburnanduphall.com
The Roll of Honour of those prisoners on the Lisbon Maru who died can be downloaded from the Queen's Regimental Association website.
https://www.queensregimentalassociation.org