Prisoners of War of the Japanese 1942-1945
Research and Articles about the Prisoners Of War of the Japanese who built the Burma to Thailand railway during world war two. Focusing on the doctors and medical staff among the prisoners. Also organised trips to Thailand twice a year.
Prisoners of the Japanese, Burma-Thailand Railway
Prisoners in Changi were divided into forces to work on the railway in either Burma or Thailand. The railway was completed on 16 October 1943. A Force, 3,000-strong and commanded by Brigadier A. L. Varley, was the first Australian group to …
Burma–Thailand Railway - National Museum of Australia
Sep 18, 2024 · From October 1942 to October 1943 the Japanese army forced about 60,000 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) – including 13,000 Australians and roughly 200,000 civilians, mostly Burmese and Malayans – to build a railway linking Thailand and Burma.
Lost poetry from a brutal jungle prison, still in search of a home
Apr 16, 2021 · Reading the long-lost poetry of an unknown Australian prisoner of war on the Burma-Thai “death railway”, the sense of fierce longing strikes the heart. One of the handwritten poems tells of a hungry man, fed only rice, gaining mercy in unconsciousness. The fly leaf inscribed, “To Dad from Dick.”
Details of groups moved into Death Railway and death statistics
Death rolls and burial details along the various Thai-Burma railway camps. Transferred from location, cause of death and location of death provided. All Anglo names.
Remembering 80 Years: The Legacy of the Burma-Thailand Railway
Oct 16, 2023 · The harrowing tale of the prisoners of war and countless others subjected to forced labour on the Burma-Thailand Railway during World War II remains an indelible chapter in Australia’s wartime annals.
The Death Railway Revisited | Exploring The Thai–Burma Railway
Discover what really happened 80 years ago during the construction of the Death Railway that ran between Ban Pong, Thailand and Thanbyuzayat, Burma.
Walking the Death Railway: A Complete Guide – Richard Barrow's Thai …
The Death Railway, also known as the Thai-Burma Railway, was a 415-kilometer railway line constructed during World War II by Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and forced laborers under the orders of the Japanese Imperial Army.
The Thai - Burma 'Death' Railway | Thailand For Visitors
The Thailand - Burma Railway was built by the Japanese during World War II to provide an efficient supply line to Japanese forces in Burma as they pushed into British-held India. The line became known as the "Death Railway" owing to the thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) and local laborers who died in its construction.
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Padre H. C. F. Babb …
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Padre H. C. F. Babb (British ex-prisoner of war (POW)) and a bare-chested Lieutenant Jack Leemon, 26th Australian War Graves Unit standing on a stretch of the railway line.