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Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022
... Railway Spikes (Burma Railway)... of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2....Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand...Railway Spikes (Burma Railway) Functional object Steel ...Retrieved from original location by Kevin Myers during official military preparations for a Hellfire Pass memorial in recognition of the allied POW lives lost during construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Direct connection between local (Montmorency and Victorian) soldiers in WW2 and the work undertaken by allied prisoners of the Japanese Army.Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.Noneprisoner of war, burma, ww2, railway -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir - Rail slice- Thai Burma railway
... Rail slice- Thai Burma railway....T shaped railway line slice from the Thai-Burma railway... attached Rail slice thai-Burma Railway !942-43 Australian-Thai...Rail slice- Thai Burma railway. Souvenir T shaped railway ...T shaped railway line slice from the Thai-Burma railway line 1942-43.No markings on actual railway line slice but plaque attached Rail slice thai-Burma Railway !942-43 Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce. -
Warrnambool RSL Sub Branch
Book. WW2. Singapore. Burma/Thai Railway. POW's, Allan & Unwin, DESCENT INTO HELL. The fall of Singapore-Pudu and Changi-the Thai-Burma Railway, 2014
... Book. WW2. Singapore. Burma/Thai Railway. POW's...-the Thai-Burma Railway... Warrnambool great-ocean-road Book. WW2. Singapore. Burma/Thai Railway ...Paperback Author Peter Brune -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper Article, The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster
... The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster...Posters, Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster, World...The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway...The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster... The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster Rectangular shaped ...The Burma Railway, also known as the Death Railway, the Siam–Burma Railway, the Thai–Burma Railway and similar names, was a 415-kilometre railway between Ban Pong, Thailand, and Thanbyuzayat, Burma, built by the Empire of Japan in 1943 to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II. This railway completed the rail link between Bangkok, Thailand, and Rangoon, Burma. This is a poster advertising the showing of a film on the making of the railway.In all, 9,500 Australian prisoners of war worked on the construction of the Burma-Thailand Railway, which ran from Bampong, Thailand, to Thanbyuzayat, Burma . Building commenced at each end of the railway. Altogether, 2,646 Australians died working on the railway.Rectangular shaped black and white film poster.The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Posterposters, burma-thailand death railway film poster, world war two, lara r.s.l. -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Envelope, Packet: War Workers (WW2) - Fall of Singapore, Burma Railway Map, Special Editions of Newspapers 1992-993
... Packet: War Workers (WW2) - Fall of Singapore, Burma... Destiny Struck", Australia at War, Map of Burma Railway...) - Fall of Singapore, Burma Railway Map, Special Editions ...World War II - Newspapers - 50th anniversary editions; The Australian - Special edition "The Fall of Singapore", "The Day Destiny Struck", Australia at War, Map of Burma Railway -
Bendigo Military Museum
Souvenir - NUT & THREAD, BURMA RAILWAY, c.1940 - 1943
... NUT & THREAD, BURMA RAILWAY...This item was souvenired by Brian PATTEN on the Burma... goldfields NUT & THREAD, BURMA RAILWAY Souvenir Square steel nut ...This item was souvenired by Brian PATTEN on the Burma Railway when visiting as a tourist.Square steel nut with section of 3/4 inch dia bolt thread. Rusted.railway, souvenir, burma -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Letter - Burma Railway Memorial – Explanatory Letter
... Burma Railway Memorial – Explanatory Letter...Hellfire Pass was a location on the Burma Railway which...Burma Railway Memorial – Explanatory Letter Letter Letter ...Hellfire Pass was a location on the Burma Railway which POWs constructed under instructions from Japanese military.Letter from Kevin Myers who was a member of the team that constructed the memorial at Hellfire Pass in 1989. -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial : Thai-Burma Railway, 1999
... Hellfire Pass Memorial : Thai-Burma Railway...Burma - Siam railway...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book Hellfire Pass Memorial : Thai-Burma Railway ...The story of the hellfire pass memorial in Thailand to remember the construction of the Burma-Siam rialwayIll, maps, p.34.non-fictionThe story of the hellfire pass memorial in Thailand to remember the construction of the Burma-Siam rialwayburma - siam railway, war memorials - thailand -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Collection, Burma Railway
... Collection, Burma Railway...-Burma Railway recovered from Hell Fire Pass in 1987... mornington-peninsula Collection, Burma Railway Framed collection ...Framed collection of railway spikes and clips from the Thai-Burma Railway recovered from Hell Fire Pass in 1987. These items were recovered during a visit to the site by Australian Army World War 2 ex-serviceman John William Toon, service number VX30397. J W Toon (also known as Bill Toon) served with the 8th Division and was a prisoner of war. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
... Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway... contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book... goldfields BOOK Book Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway ...6th Edition updated by Rod Beattie. Contains many contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book details the construction of the memorial & reclamation of the railway.Illustrated soft card cover. Title in blue letters. Stapled binding. 40 cut edge pages. Contains black & white & colour illustrations.On title page: John W Toon ex POW, Jack Fitzgerald (?) OAM ex POW, Donated by Dean Hayes.books-military-history, memorials -
Bendigo Military Museum
Clothing - LOIN CLOTH - POW
... Burma Railway.... on the Burma Railway during WW2. See Catalogue no. 2725 for medal... worn by Capt D.F.V. Hufer Burma Railway WW2'... D.F.V. Hufer Burma Railway WW2' Loin cloth worn by Capt D.F.V ...Loin cloth worn by Capt D.F.V. Hufer who was a P.O.W. on the Burma Railway during WW2. See Catalogue no. 2725 for medal details and his service record.Navy coloured cotton cloth with two cotton strings for tying around a person's waist. The item is displayed over green card under glass in a rectangular metal frame.On a rectangular white card inside the frame: 'Loin cloth worn by Capt D.F.V. Hufer Burma Railway WW2'prisoner of war, burma railway, world war two, capt d.f.v. hufer -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Map - Burma - Siam Railway
... Burma - Siam Railway....Framed picture map of the Burma _ Siam Railway.... Dandenong melbourne Burma - Siam Railway. Map Framed picture map ...Is of Historical significance. This map was put together by T.R.Beaton on the 15th February 2002. He used old railway and road maps to show the route and it took him over 15 months to put together. T.R. Beaton was Manager/Curator of Australian Government Memorial Museum built above " Hellfire Pass " or Konyu Cutting.Framed picture map of the Burma _ Siam Railway. -
Unions Ballarat
The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945 (Don Woodward Collection), Dunlop, E.E. (Weary), (c) 1986
... The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand...burma-thailand railway... The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942 ...Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon. He was a prisoner of war by the Japanese in WWII at which time he is known for his fine leadership. The book is extracts from his diaries.Relevant to the Second World War and the role of Weary Dunlop. Autobiographical interest.Book; 476 pages. Cover: colour photograph of Weary Dunlop; white and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, diary, autobiography, world war ii, burma-thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Hugh V Clarke, A life for every sleeper : a pictorial record of the Burma - Thailand railway, 1988
... A life for every sleeper : a pictorial record of the Burma...Burma Thailand railway... of the Burma - Thailand railway Ill, p.115. World war 1939 – 1945 ...This book is based on documents, photographs and maps preserved in the records of the Australian war memorial, and on the experiences of the author.Ill, p.115.non-fictionThis book is based on documents, photographs and maps preserved in the records of the Australian war memorial, and on the experiences of the author.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Allen & Unwin, The Burma-Thailand railway : memory and history, 1993
... The Burma-Thailand railway : memory and history...Burma - Thailand Railway...-and-the-dandenong-ranges Book The Burma-Thailand railway : memory ...The reminiscences of Australian POW's and Japanese historians at a meeting 50 years after the war ended on the Burma Thailand railway.Index, notes, ill, tales, p.175.non-fictionThe reminiscences of Australian POW's and Japanese historians at a meeting 50 years after the war ended on the Burma Thailand railway.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Pan Macmillan, One fourteenth of an elephant : a memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand railway, 2003
... on the Burma-Thailand railway...Burma - Thailand railway... of life and death on the Burma-Thailand railway Maps, p.520. World ...Four and a half days after being transported out of Singapore in a steel goods train in October 1942, prisoner of war Denys Peek found himself in Siam, and a part of the labor force destined for the project that was later to be known as the Thai-Burma Death Railway.Maps, p.520.non-fictionFour and a half days after being transported out of Singapore in a steel goods train in October 1942, prisoner of war Denys Peek found himself in Siam, and a part of the labor force destined for the project that was later to be known as the Thai-Burma Death Railway.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian Military History Publications, Men of the line : building the Burma-Thai railway, 1942-1945, 2005
... Men of the line : building the Burma-Thai railway, 1942...Burma - Thailand Railway... railway, 1942-1945 Ill, index, p.192. Burma - Thailand Railway ...Biographical account of the travails of an p Australian risoner on the Burma railwayIll, index, p.192.non-fictionBiographical account of the travails of an p Australian risoner on the Burma railwayburma - thailand railway, world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Map - Burma Railway Map (annotated)
... Burma Railway Map (annotated)... View Road Montmorency melbourne Burma Railway Map (annotated ...Fold-out sheet of paper showing and describing the details of locations along the railway; part of a numbered series of maps -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Burma Railway Memorial – Photos
... Burma Railway Memorial – Photos... View Road Montmorency melbourne Burma Railway Memorial – Photos ... -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"
... Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"... goldfields Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway" 5th ...5th Edition Co-Ordinated by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerceliterature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Photograph board - Framed Burma Railway, "Ballarat Connection"
... Photograph board - Framed Burma Railway, "Ballarat... goldfields Photograph board - Framed Burma Railway, "Ballarat ...4 x photos two of WW2 era forced labours, two photos 1 of old rail engine and 1 of current train on old rail cutting. 1 x piece of sleeper and rail line spike.Brief history of Alex Bell of Ballarat. Donation plague from Selkirk Group of Comsecond world war (ww2), 1939 - 1945, photo/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Memento - Slice of Burma Railway
... Memento - Slice of Burma Railway... goldfields Memento - Slice of Burma Railway Souvenirs Ballarat RSL ...souvenirs, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Railway Spikes x 2; Nut & Bolt - Burma Railway Hellfire Pass
... Railway Spikes x 2; Nut & Bolt - Burma Railway Hellfire... goldfields Railway Spikes x 2; Nut & Bolt - Burma Railway Hellfire ...souvenirs, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Certificate - Authenticity Thai-Burma Railway Memento
... Certificate - Authenticity Thai-Burma Railway Memento... goldfields Certificate - Authenticity Thai-Burma Railway Memento ...literature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Ballast Thai Burma Railway
... Ballast Thai Burma Railway... melbourne Ballast Thai Burma Railway Greyish type of granite rock ...Hand crushed ballast made by Australian POW's for the Japanese during WWIIGreyish type of granite rock. Silver engraved plate on front.Australian - Thai chamber of commercepow, railway, ballast -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Book - Burma Railway Artist, The War Drawings of Jack Chalker
... Burma Railway Artist... melbourne Burma Railway Artist Book The War Drawings of Jack Chalker ... -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Photo of RSL service Members
... Thai/Burma Railway... on the Burma Railway. Charles was with Weary Dunlop. Jim also spent... on the Burma Railway. Charles was with Weary Dunlop. Jim also spent ...Charles Bover and Jim Sutherland were Japanese POWs on the Burma Railway. Charles was with Weary Dunlop. Jim also spent time at Changi. Lilydale RSL members Bover C Vx8270 2/2nd Pioneer Btn - Thai-Burma Railway Sutherland JJ Vx54057 2/2nd Pioneer Btn - Thai-Burma Railway and Changipow, changi, thai/burma railway -
Bendigo Military Museum
Memorabilia - RAIL SECTION AND CERTIFICATE, 1) est 1941-43, .2) 1984
... .1) A section of the "Thai-Burma Railway Line". A small....1) "Rail slice Thai-Burma Railway 1942-43 Australian Thai... of the "Thai-Burma Railway Line". A small brass plaque is attached ...The items were presented to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt in May 1984. Alf worked on the Railway during 1942-43 as a Prisoner of war in horrendous conditions. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 2484P..1) A section of the "Thai-Burma Railway Line". A small brass plaque is attached to one edge. .2) Certificate of "Authenticity Thai- Burma Railway memento". Yellow parchment paper with gold surround with blue print. A space for "Presented to and date, signed by". A brief story on the Railway Line. On the rear in one corner in ink "Slice No 131"..1) "Rail slice Thai-Burma Railway 1942-43 Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce"memorabilia, history, railways -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Geoffrey Pharoah Adams, The Thailand to Burma Railway
... The Thailand to Burma Railway... goldfields BOOK Book The Thailand to Burma Railway Soft cover paper ...Soft cover paper book, black print on white paper. Black & white photos, illustrated, maps, 16 pages.Thailand Hellfire Pass Ex POW Project J W Toon VX30397 Ex POW D Force Thailand 1943 Stamp: Fund Sec John W Toon 11 Lloyd Ave, Narre Warren 3805 7046866books, military, history, forced labour -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, The Blue Haze. POW's on the Burma Railway, 1996
... The Blue Haze. POW's on the Burma Railway.... goldfields BOOK Book The Blue Haze. POW's on the Burma Railway. Soft ...JOHN W TOON OAM. VX30397, 4th Div AASC.Soft cover, illustrated, coloured print (blue, green, yellow with black and white print). Pages 344. Illustrated black and white photos.books, military history, pow's