James Gowing Godwin
James Gowing Godwin (12 March 1923 – 2 May 1995) was a Royal New Zealand Navy aviator, prisoner of war, war crimes investigator and colonial administrator. After the end of World War II, as a captain in the Australian Army he became an investigator with the Second Australian War Crimes Section in Tokyo in July 1947; he developed the case against Lieutenant General Takuma Nishimura for ordering the mass execution and cremation of 155 wounded Australian and Indian soldiers at war crimes at the Parit Sulong Massacre.[1] He also worked for the First Australian War Crimes Section, based in Singapore, then worked for the British colonial service.[2]
He was born in Blenheim, Nelson, New Zealand on 12 March 1923.[3]
References[]
- ^ Hadley, Gregory. "MacKay's Betrayal: Solving the Mystery of the "Sado Island Prisoner-of-War Massacre"" (PDF). The Journal of Military History. 71 (April 2007). Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Transcript of "PERSONAL HISTORY OF JAMES GOWING"". 3 Squadron – Australian Flying Corps. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Watt, Lawrence. "James Gowing Godwin". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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