The Nitimei Maru, a Japanese troop ship with around 1,000 Dutch prisoners of war and 1562 Japanese soldiers aboard, departed from Singapore on 29 December 1942.
The prisoners of war were being taken to work on the Burma Railway.
The Nitimei Maru was just one of many ‘hell ships’, given this name because of the deplorable conditions on board and the frequent beatings by the guards. American planes bombed the ship on 15 January 1943.
Thirty-eight Dutch prisoners of war were killed. This Japanese life vest, a tangible reminder of that disaster, saved the life of a Mr A.B. Kresmer.
Below is the list of the victims.
| Last Names | First Names | Date of Birth | Place of Birth | Place of Death |
| van den Berg | Wilhelmus | 09-12-1914 | Utrecht | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Berkeveld | Willem | 20-03-1919 | Djombang | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van den Biesheuvel | Anthony Adrianus | 04-05-1914 | Rotterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Bouquet | Jacob | 27-06-1915 | Amsterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Bouter | Albert | 25-05-1911 | Den Haag | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Brouwer | Eugčne George | 26-02-1916 | Soerabaja | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Brunet de Rochebrune | Alphonse George | 29-11-1895 | Batavia | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Burg | Herman | 13-09-1905 | Semarang | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Consemulder | Adrianus Gerardus | 24-09-1912 | Amsterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Correlje | André | 28-03-1918 | Rotterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Crugten | Henri Hubert André | 17-09-1907 | Maastricht | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Dumas | Rudi | 25-03-1920 | Batavia | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Evertse | Jan Pieter | 03-03-1903 | Haamstede | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Fleuren | Johannes Petrus | 06-03-1917 | Oeffelt | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van der Gaag | Reijer Wijnandus Willem Theodoor | 14-09-1915 | Utrecht | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| de Haas | Adrianus | 22-05-1914 | Rotterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van den Heuvel | Johannes | 12-10-1913 | Edam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Hoeberechts | Louis Joseph Marie | 12-08-1902 | Maastricht | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van der Hoeven | Johannes Hendrikus | 25-01-1914 | Rotterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Houthuijzen | Evert | 08-05-1910 | Hilversum | Gulf of Martaban o/bb Nitimei Maru |
| Huismans | Marinus | 11-04-1907 | Oss | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Huizinga | Wilhelmus Johannes | 01-12-1913 | Wildervank | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Jansen | Johannes | 22-02-1912 | Zutphen | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Konings | Adriaan | 06-03-1905 | Alkmaar | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van Kooij | Jan Thijs | 22-01-1922 | Cheribon, NOI | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van der Meer | Hendrik | 24-08-1915 | Haulerwijk | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Meijer | Jan Frederik | 05-02-1907 | Utrecht | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Olivier | Hendrik | 07-05-1915 | Deventer | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| van Oorschot | Petrus Adrianus Joseph | 11-03-1914 | Sint-Oedenrode | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Peelen | Theodorus Johannes | 18-08-1915 | Elst | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Snijders | Theodorus Marinus | 15-05-1909 | Haarlem | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Soetens | Hendricus | 22-04-1919 | Vessem | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| von Stockhausen | Hans Waldemar Adalbert | 11-12-1902 | Salatiga | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Tergouw | Otto | 20-10-1914 | Sittard | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Verhoeven | Johan Willem | 14-09-1912 | Paramaribo, Sur. | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Vos | Klaas | 03-08-1918 | Strijen | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Walda | Roelof Hendrik | 04-05-1922 | Bolsward | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
| Zegers Veeckens | George Frederik | 01-01-1911 | Amsterdam | Gulf of Martaban o/b Nitimei Maru |
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