Date of letter:1993-08-29
Address of author:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Date of event:1943-09
Location of event:Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province
Name of author:Zhang Jiani
Name(s) of victim(s):Zhang Erxiao（Zhang Jiani’s brother）
Type of atrocity:Murders (MU)
Other details:In September 1943, my younger brother and two other villagers were caught by the Japanese soldiers. Later these two villagers were released, but they said that my brother was burned to death with boiling water by the Japanese soldiers. I demand financial compensation from the Japanese government.
My younger brother Zhang Erxiao worked for the government of our county. In 1943, he rested at home due to illness. On a September night in the same year, he was taken away by the Japanese along with Zhang Luchang and Zhang Xinjing, both of whom returned home later. According to them, my younger brother was scalded to death with hot water by the Japanese. Back then, my younger brother was only 24 years old. After his death, his wife, his child and two old folks were left to live a difficult life. Afterwards, the child died and his wife remarried. His family was thus torn apart.
Therefore, I demand a compensation of RMB 15,000 from the Japanese government.
Older brother Zhang Jiani
Address: Zhang Jiani, Beizuo Village, Nanzuo Town, Yuanshi County, Hebei Province
Villagers’ Committee of Beizuo Village, Nanzuo Town, Yuanshi County
(Villagers’ Committee stamp)
