According to an Australian War Memorial principal historian, Dr Peter Stanley, over the following three and a half years, the surviving POWs: ...suffered an ordeal and a death rate second only to the horrors of Sandakan, first on Ambon and then after many were sent to the island of Hainan late in 1942.
Menurut sejarahwan utama Australian War Memorial, Dr Peter Stanley, setelah tiga setengah tahun, POW yang selamat: ...mengalami siksaan dan angka kematian hanya berada di bawah Pembantaian Sandakan (Sandakan Death Marches), pertama di Ambon dan kemudian ada pula yang dikirim ke pulau Hainan di akhir 1942.