Webb, William F. (William Flood), 1887-1972

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Jurist and President of the International Military War Crimes Tribunal for the Far East after World War II.

From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. 1945-1946. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225789154

Commissioned to inquired into the atrocities and breaches of the rules of warfare and later appointed Commissioner of the first Australian War Crimes Commission, 1944 and then the second, 1945. In 1946 he was appointed to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, of which he became President.

From the description of Correspondence [manuscript]. 1945-1948. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225851389

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associatedWith Australia. War Crimes Commission corporateBody
associatedWith International Military Tribunal for the Far East. corporateBody
associatedWith MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 person
associatedWith Webb, William Flood person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Australia
Australia
Japan
Japan
Subject
Judges
Military courts
Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948
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Judges
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Birth 1887-01-21

Death 1972-08-11

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English

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