Hi everyone,

Once again, I am asking for your help.

Harry Morbeck was one of the Dutch who was a POW on the hellship Tamahoku Maru which was torpedoed by the Americans outside Nangasaki o 25 June 1944.As you may know, many American, Australian and Dutch POW's perished that  night including Harry / Henri Morbek. The Australian War Museum has a place dedicated to this as do the Americans and the Dutch BUT I cannot work out who Henri was and what is his relationship to our family. I have tried every site and come up with nothing except hisname . I would love to know who his parents were 

Yoursin antisipation

Libby Elfrink

Yes

http://denhaag.digitalestamboom.nl/(254vs3zpoyd51z45hhxass55)/scan.aspx?book=R&id=694135

 3. Henri Morbeck   geb. 12 aug 1893

   huw.12 nov 1919 Maria Johanna Schneider   geb. Omstreeks 1899   borne  18-081899  te den Haag.

Zoon Harry Pieter Frederik

Cherie  Cheribon

Elisabeth | 26 okt 2012 | 18:42

You can find a contactadress on the following site for asking additional information:

http://srs.ogs.nl/index.php?go=home.slachtoffer&id=106223

Another information point is the Red Cross

http://www.rodekruis.nl/hulp-in-nederland/activiteiten/oorlogsarchief/paginas/een-verzoek-indienen.aspx

In our National Archive there are cards with the names of POW's in Japaneese camps.

This is the link to the card of the person you are looking for.  Interneringskaart

Please below the translation of the card there is a hyperlink that shows you the original card and the names of his parents.

KInd regard,

Ben

For his career within the army:

You need to write to

Stichting Administratie Indonesische Pensioenen (SAIP)
Postbus 1263
6400 BG Heerlen

Kind regards,

Ben

http://www.gahetna.nl/collectie/index/nt00425/e715556c-148f-102f-a8e2-0050569c51dd/sort_column/prs_geboortedatum/sort_type/asc/view/NT00425_Japanseinterneringskaarten/q/zoekterm/morbeck/q/comments/1

Surname Morbeck (モルベック)

Given names Harry Pieter Frederik (ハーリー ピーター フレイドリック)

Date of birth 1923-12-17

Nationality Netherlands (Indo European) (蘭(印欧))

Rank (陸（陸軍） 兵)

Stamboeknr 16323

Place of capture 爪哇(ジャワ); Java

Date of capture 18/11/22; 1943/11/22

Occupation (現役軍人)

Place of origin (n/a)

Destination report (n/a)

Remarks 91353

Camp and transfer date 1 爪哇18/12/05[04]; Java POW Camp 1943/12/05[04]

Camp Branch Name and Reg No. 1 爪本(ジャワ俘虜収容所本所)16429; Main Camp of Java POW Camp 16429

Other info 1 The transport ship Tamaboko Maru was torpedoed and he went missing;
Time of incident: at 23:53 on 24 June 1944 KA18 P13-613;
Location of sinking:129°38′Ｅ、32°04′N, 208°and 12.4 sea miles off Nomozaki, Nagasaki-ken (prefecture). Tamaboko-Maru; (船舶輸送中、雷撃を受け行方不明 玉鉾丸; 
遭難時期:19 6 24 23時53分 KA18 P13-613;
遭難位置:Ｎ32°04′、Ｅ129°38′、長崎県野母崎208度12浬4 Tamaboko-Maru;)

Scan http://proxy.handle.net/10648/a18d7561-2749-42ba-989b-1dd231f98b8c

Reference Nummer toegang: 2.10.50.03, inventarisnummer: 442

Vaste URL:

Once again you are all wonderful.

This means that Harry is my father in laws' cousin.

I have been looking at war records from all 3 countries for the last week and in an hour I have the answer.

Thank you all so much

Libby

in a prevoius message you mentioned a brother of Henriette Ottorine, who was in the Navy and died on a ship that  capsized.

Maybe it is Benjamin Morbeck. He is burried in Ambon.

Hier rust Benjamin Morbeck, in leven 3e Machinist Gouv. Marine, geb. te Pasoeroean

3.1.1898, omgekomen bij de ramp van het S.S. “Valk” te Ambon 17 Febr. 1918.

Hi Joyce,

Thank you. Another Morbeck I have to investigate. My father in law could not remember his name and I got the impression from him that it was before he was born, so your information makes sense. I will begin another search.

Thank you

Libby