O Wonder! How many goodly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world That has such people in’t! The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1 Irreparable is the loss, and patience Says it is past her cure The Tempest, Act 5, Scene 1
THE LISBON MARU MANIFEST
A two-year effort led by Steve Denton, in support of the establishement of a permanent Lisbon Maru Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in the UK, estabished that there were exactly 1,816 men still on board the vessel when it left Hong Kong - exactly as the Japanese had stated. This research also aided the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in making a few necessary changes to their records.
Continuing the research until liberation, it was confirmed that 828 men had died in and around the sinking, with a a further 228 losing their lives as Prisoners of War in Japan, or on the way home after the war.
The complete listing of all 1,816 men, including regiments, dates of death (where applicable), and photographs (where available) will be uploaded to this site when the best technical solution has been found.
