Ronald Shaw
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Ronald Shaw was a corporal
in the Royal Air Force
. He is noted for being the first prisoner of war
to be listed at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
and the second non-Japanese (the first being a Chinese
civilian
).
He was captured when his plane was shot down by Japan
ese forces near Java, and was then sent to a prisoner camp in Nagasaki, where, on August 9, 1945, he was killed when an Atomic Bomb hit the city.
Corporal
Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. He is noted for being the first prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
to be listed at the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
The Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims is one of the National Memorial Halls in Nagasaki, Japan. Like its counterpart in Hiroshima, the hall was constructed as a place to remember and pray for those killed by the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.-Overview:Designed by...
and the second non-Japanese (the first being a Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
civilian
Civilian
A civilian under international humanitarian law is a person who is not a member of his or her country's armed forces or other militia. Civilians are distinct from combatants. They are afforded a degree of legal protection from the effects of war and military occupation...
).
He was captured when his plane was shot down by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese forces near Java, and was then sent to a prisoner camp in Nagasaki, where, on August 9, 1945, he was killed when an Atomic Bomb hit the city.