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There are many aspects linked to the sinking of the Lisbon Maru. Each have their own stories and the following references and links will allow you to access these other parts of the story.
Books
Tony Banham (2005) Not the Slightest Chance: The Defence of Hong Kong, 1941, Hong Kong University Press.
ISBN 978 962 209 780 3.
Tony Banham (2006) The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru: Britain's Forgotten Wartime Tragedy, Hong Kong University Press.
ISBN 978 962 209 771 1.
Philip Cracknell (2019) Battle for Hong Kong, December 1941, Amberley Publishing.
ISBN 978 144 569 049 0.
Steve Denton and Robert Widders (2021) The Lisbon Maru Massacre: a dramatis personae, Published Independently.
ISBN 979 877 422 684 9.
Brian Finch (Translator) (2017) A Faithful Record of the Lisbon Maru Incident, Royal Asiatic Society.
ISBN 978 988 822 887 4.
Richard Graham (2024) At the Emperor's Pleasure, Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
ISBN 978 103 610 921 9.
Oliver Lindsay & John R Harris (2009) The Battle for Hong Kong, 1941-1945: Hostage to Fortune, McGill-Queen's University Press.
ISBN 978 077 353 630 2.
Other Sources
The FEPOW Family has been established to research loved ones who suffered in the Far East during WWII
https://www.fepow.family
COFEPOW is a Registered Charity dedicated to perpetuating the memory of the Far East Prisoners of War
https://www.cofepow.org.uk
West Lothian Men on the Lisbon Maru documents all the West Lothian Men on board the Lisbon Maru. Compiled by West Lothian resident Meg Stenhouse
https://broxburnanduphall.com
Commonwealth War Graves search facility to find prisoners on board the Lisbon Maru who are commemorated at Sai Wan War Cemetery, Hong Kong.
https://www.cwgc.org
The Roll of Honour of those prisoners on the Lisbon Maru who died can be downloaded from the Queen's Regimental Association website.
https://www.queensregimentalassociation.org
The Official Service Records which are not publicly available, can be obtained by next of kin.
https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-records-of-service