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WWII In Memoriam / Re: Lewis, William David. Prisoner of War- Ballale Island Massacre
« on: Thursday 23 February 17 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi there,
I’ve just seen your post about your Grandfather and Ballalae. My Grandfather was also killed on Ballalae and I’ve been researching this on and off for the past 14 years. I have gathered a great deal of information, which I would be quite happy to share with you.
We will never know how individual men died on Ballalae because there were no survivors. But from the information I have gathered it appears the majority of men died as a result of American bombing of the island. At the end of March 1943 the remaining 92 men were executed by the Japanese.
I have also been lucky enough to visit the island back in 2003. It’s a really beautiful place and it’s hard to imagine the events that took place there.
Regards,
Bill
I’ve just seen your post about your Grandfather and Ballalae. My Grandfather was also killed on Ballalae and I’ve been researching this on and off for the past 14 years. I have gathered a great deal of information, which I would be quite happy to share with you.
We will never know how individual men died on Ballalae because there were no survivors. But from the information I have gathered it appears the majority of men died as a result of American bombing of the island. At the end of March 1943 the remaining 92 men were executed by the Japanese.
I have also been lucky enough to visit the island back in 2003. It’s a really beautiful place and it’s hard to imagine the events that took place there.
Regards,
Bill