Kennosuke NOMA [????-1947] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Kennosuke NOMA [????-1947]

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Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2013-04-27 23:18
Names
Given: 
Kennosuke
Family: 
Noma
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
Birthplace (country): 
Japan
Death
Date: 
1947-05-27
Cause of death: 
Hanging

He was head of the Japanese Gendarmerie during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

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Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2014-02-23 04:06.

Brian writes:

Colonel Noma Kennosuke was the head of the Kempetai (Gendarmes) from the establishment of Japanese rule in Hong Kong in late 1941 to February 1945.

He was tried for war crimes between December 24, 1946 and February 24, 1947, sentenced to death and executed by hanging at Stanley Prison on May 27, 1947.