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From what countries were the soldiers mainly from who were in Japanese POW camps?
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China, South East Asia, and US
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British and British Commonwealth especially Australian and Indian, Dutch (from Netherlands East Indies, later Indonesia). Towards the end of the war Italians and French were also interned, and sailors from almost every Allied nation were in captivity from captured merchant vessels. In addition, a large number of civilians were interned, families of British service personnel, trade legations in China, and planters (farmers) from NEI, Malaya etc.
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