A few other posts about this in forumosa’s archive; first one is a longer discussion, the second one shorter, and the next two are annual posts about remembrance events:
The Canadian Society in Taiwan and Taiwan Historical Society present:
A War Story: A docudrama about life and death in Taiwan’s prisoner of war camps
WHEN: Friday, November 15, 7
Anyone got any information about the Prisoner of War camp at on the North Coast which was called Kinkaseki? It was run by the Japs during WW2 and was quite notorious. I was up there the other day with a friend looking around the old mine buildings that the Japanese made the prisoners work in and also in the old shafts. What I would like is the location of the actual camp. There is a website about the mines and the camp, but locations are somewhat vague.
For your interest:
http://www.powtaiwan.…
Be sure to mark the week of November 15–22 2006 on your calendars and in your date books, and plan to be with us for this great annual event, especially the Remembrance Day service at the Prisoner of War Memorial Park at Kinkaseki (Jinguashi in Taibei County near Jiufen, Ruifang and Jilong) on Sunday the 19th. (There will be no banquet this time.)
If you are interested in attending, and for more information, please contact the Taiwan POW Camps Memorial Society by mail or e-mail. Hope to see you…
Dear Friends and Supporters of the TaiwanPOW Camps Memorial Society,
Once again it is the time of year when we pause to reflect on the
sufferings and sacrifices of our soldiers, sailors and airmen through so
many wars. November 11th is Remembrance Day in the Allied countries, and I
hope that you will take a moment to pause at the 11th hour on the 11th day
of November to remember those who gave so much for the freedom that so
many of us take for granted today.
This is also the time…
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