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Lara RSL Sub BranchNewspaper Article, The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster
... The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster...Posters, Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster, World War Two, Lara R.S.L....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. ...The Burma-Thailand Death Railway Film Poster...Lara RSL Sub Branch McClelland Ave Lara 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. ...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. -
Unions BallaratThe 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 Railway 1942-1945 (Don Woodward Collection)......burma-thailand railway...The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945 (Don Woodward Collection) Dunlop, E.E. ...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 BranchBook, 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 - Thailand railway......Burma Thailand railway...A life for every sleeper : a pictorial record of the Burma - Thailand railway Book Hugh V Clarke Allen & Unwin ...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 BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, The Burma-Thailand railway : memory and history, 1993
... The Burma-Thailand railway : memory and history......Burma - Thailand Railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Japanese Burma - Thailand Railway The reminiscences of Australian POW's and Japanese historians at a meeting 50 years after the war ended on the Burma Thailand railway. ...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 BranchBook, Pan Macmillan, One fourteenth of an elephant : a memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand railway, 2003
... One fourteenth of an elephant : a memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand railway......Burma - Thailand railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Japanese Burma - Thailand railway 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. ...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 -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyBook, Reid, Richard, The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1943, 1998
... The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1943...An account of the Australian Prisoners of War who laboured, starved and died on the Burma-Thailand Railway during 1942-1943 as prisoners of the Japanese, along with Asian civilians who suffered the same fate. ...This booklet produced to mark the opening of The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1943 Book Reid, Richard ...An account of the Australian Prisoners of War who laboured, starved and died on the Burma-Thailand Railway during 1942-1943 as prisoners of the Japanese, along with Asian civilians who suffered the same fate. This booklet produced to mark the opening ofmilitary history, memorials -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Dr Richard Reid, The Burma Thailand Railway 1942 - 1943, c.1998
... The Burma Thailand Railway 1942 - 1943...Small inset of picture of drawing of men working underground excavating a cutter. The Burma Thailand Railway 1942 - 1943 Book BOOK Dr Richard Reid Department of Veteran's Affairs ...Soft cover book, 34 pages, background on cover black & white photo of railway. Small inset of picture of drawing of men working underground excavating a cutter.Written on title page in pen: Donated by Bgo YMCAbooks, military, history, forced labour -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Edward Ernest Dunlop (Weary), The War diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945, 1942-1945
... The War diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945...The War diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945 Book Book Edward Ernest Dunlop (Weary) Nelson ...War diaries of Weary Dunlop.401 p. illus.To Faye from Dale 1989world war 2, prisoners of war -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook, Ernest Edward Dunlop, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945, 1986
... The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945...and / Ian Rogers / 4.2.91' [on small bit of card glued in top right corner of first page handwritten in blue ink] 'B018b' [handwritten in pencil under above] [Title page torn out] Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spine The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945 Book Ernest Edward Dunlop Nelson Publishers ...'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spinenon-fiction'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, prisoner of war, japan -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook, Ernest Edward Dunlop, The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945, 1986
... The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945...A.A.N.S / May you all enjoy it. / 1994' [Handwritten with blue ink on title page] Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spine The war diaries of Weary Dunlop : Java and the Burma-Thailand railway 1942-1945 Book Ernest Edward Dunlop Nelson Publishers ...'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]Book with a red dustjacket, had a photograph of a seated older man on cover and white text on cover and spinenon-fiction'More than forty years ago Sir Edward Dunlop, then a lieutenant-colonel, began these diaries at the start of his imprisonment by the Japanese in Java and on the Burma-Thailand Railway. His meticulous observations of prison camp life were concealed all through the war; by the time peace cam in 1945, he carried with him a unique record of the lives of prisoners-of-war. As a commanding officer and a surgeon, 'Weary' became a hero and a legend to thousands of Australian and allied prisoners, whose lives were saved with meagre medical supplies and the instruments the medical officers carried on their backs through Java and Thai jungles. He says himself: 'Of some 22,000 who entered captivity, more than 7,000 died or were killed. Of their sufferings... only those who were present can fully comprehend the seeming hopelessness of it all as their bodies wasted and their friends died.' Sir Edward describes how the cmps were organised; he records deaths, cholera epidemics, operations, and torture; his own - rare - despair; the movement of prisoners up and down the line; and his constant struggle to protect the sick from being drafted into Japanese work parties. From February 1942 he was in the following Japanese prison camps; Bandoeng, Tjimahi, Makasura, Changi, Konyu, Hintok, Tarsau, Chungkai and Nakom Patom.' [From inside front dust jacket]australian nurses, world war two, wwii, ww2, prisoner of war, japan -
Montmorency–Eltham RSL Sub BranchFunctional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022
... 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....Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2....Prisoner of War Burma WW2 Railway None Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2. ...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 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
... Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway...Contains many contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book details the construction of the memorial & reclamation of the railway....Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway Book BOOK Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce ...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 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchDocument - Framed Information Sheet, About The Map, Circa 2000s
... The information sheet belongs with a map showing the Burma Thailand Railway and it's route with the various camps and P.O.W centres. ...Framed information sheet of the map produced to show the various camps and sights along the Burma Thailand railway. ...Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch 44 – 50 Clow Street Dandenong melbourne The information sheet belongs with a map showing the Burma Thailand Railway and it's route with the various camps and P.O.W centres. ...The information sheet belongs with a map showing the Burma Thailand Railway and it's route with the various camps and P.O.W centres. The map was produced over a period of 15 months and drawn in four stages. Shows Hellfire Pass formerly ( The Konyu Cutting). The 50 Kilo Camp in Burma. There were 56 stations and 87 camps on the route of the map. The map gives due credibility and was released as a limited edition of 1000 copies only. Copies of the map are displayed all over the world including Staffordshire in England, University of Houston, National Guard Museum of Texas and on display at the Australian and New Zealand Embassies in Bangkok.Framed information sheet of the map produced to show the various camps and sights along the Burma Thailand railway. The map was produced using a number of older railway maps, including the Escritt translated map and a local Thai road touring map. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPoster
... Burma Thailand Railway...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Poster WW2 General Burma Thailand Railway Poster ...Burma Thailand Railwayposter, ww2, general -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPhoto
... Chart of camps along the Burma-Siamese Railway...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Photo WW2 Army Chart of camps along the Burma-Siamese Railway Photo ...Chart of camps along the Burma-Siamese Railwayphoto, ww2, army -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchMap - Burma - Siam Railway
... Framed picture map of the Burma _ Siam Railway....Framed picture map of the Burma _ Siam Railway. Map Burma - Siam Railway. ...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. -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPost Card, Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, 8 August 1944 (received 14 June 1945), 8 Aug 1944
... bob arrowsmith, burma-thailand railway, eddie arrowsmith, joan castlemaine, kevin j. arrowsmith, laurie mears, lucy mears (nee arrowsmith), mercia (polly) castledine (nee arrowsmith), postcards, prisoner of war post, sid castledine....” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown ....” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown This post card is significant for its rarity as very few ever made it through and were saved. ..."Dear Kevin, Everybody home here is well, hope you and Bobby are well. Sid, Laurie home, hear regular from Eddie. Lots love Polly DAD" Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, Australian Prisoners of War, C/o Prisoners of War Information Bureau Tokyo, Japan from his sister Polly (Mercia Castledine). “After the cholera had been evidence for a few days, the Nips decided that the works on the railway had to be carried on and so isolated all the cases (a number more had developed since we were first quarantined) and sent all other men back to work. By this time, the number of men unfit for work had increased tremendously and the medical officer and medical orderlies were hopelessly overworked. Volunteers were called for to assist in this cholera ward; a disease highly contagious and with a terrific death rate. This meant isolation, but did not deter many men from offering their services, Bob and Kevin Arrowsmith being selected.” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown This post card is significant for its rarity as very few ever made it through and were saved. In these instances the information provided by Polly was cryptic informing Kevin and Bob Arrowsmith that brother Eddie and brothers-in-law, Laurie Mears and Sid Castledine were all still alive.Digital image of original held in private collection of Joan Castledine, daughter of Sid and Polly (nee Arrowsmith) Castledine.bob arrowsmith, burma-thailand railway, eddie arrowsmith, joan castlemaine, kevin j. arrowsmith, laurie mears, lucy mears (nee arrowsmith), mercia (polly) castledine (nee arrowsmith), postcards, prisoner of war post, sid castledine -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPost Card, Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, 16 June 1944 (received 14 June 1945), 16 Jun 1944
... Bob Arrowsmith, Burma-Thailand Railway, Eddie Arrowsmith, Joan Castlemaine, Kevin J. ....” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown ...Bob Arrowsmith, Burma-Thailand Railway, Eddie Arrowsmith, Joan Castlemaine, Kevin J. ..."Dear Kevin, Hope you are both well, everybody well home here, constantly thinking of you, hear regular, Eddie, Laurie, Sid. Lots love Polly Dad" Post Card sent to Private K.J. Arrowsmith, VX54102, 6th Line Section, 8 Div, Malaya via Prisoner of War Post, Australian Prisoners of War, C/o Prisoners of War Information Bureau Tokyo, Japan from his sister Polly (Mercia Castledine). “After the cholera had been evidence for a few days, the Nips decided that the works on the railway had to be carried on and so isolated all the cases (a number more had developed since we were first quarantined) and sent all other men back to work. By this time, the number of men unfit for work had increased tremendously and the medical officer and medical orderlies were hopelessly overworked. Volunteers were called for to assist in this cholera ward; a disease highly contagious and with a terrific death rate. This meant isolation, but did not deter many men from offering their services, Bob and Kevin Arrowsmith being selected.” - Through the Burma-Thailand Railway, pp234-5, author unknown This post card is significant for its rarity as very few ever made it through and were saved. In these instances the information provided by Polly was cryptic informing Kevin and Bob Arrowsmith that brother Eddie and brothers-in-law, Laurie Mears and Sid Castledine were all still alive.Digital image of original held in private collection of Joan Castledine, daughter of Sid and Polly (nee Arrowsmith) Castledine.bob arrowsmith, burma-thailand railway, eddie arrowsmith, joan castlemaine, kevin j. arrowsmith, laurie mears, lucy mears (nee arrowsmith), mercia (polly) castledine (nee arrowsmith), postcards, prisoner of war post, sid castledine -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"
... Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"...Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc. 330 Heinz Lane Invermay Park goldfields Literature Ballarat RSL Ballarat 5th Edition Co-Ordinated by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway" ...5th Edition Co-Ordinated by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerceliterature, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Geoffrey Pharoah Adams, The Thailand to Burma Railway
... The Thailand to Burma Railway...Black & white photos, illustrated, maps, 16 pages. The Thailand to Burma Railway Book BOOK Geoffrey Pharoah Adams ...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 MuseumMap - DIAGRAM, MOUNTED
... Diagram showing construction of Burma-Siam railway. White background with black writing & markings. ...Refer 2485 for his service history. documents - maps military history - pows Top centre: Diagram showing disposition of strength and others during construction of Burma - Siam Rly (Finished about Oct / Nov 1943) Diagram showing construction of Burma-Siam railway. ...Item donated by Alf Maskell POW. Refer 2485 for his service history.Diagram showing construction of Burma-Siam railway. White background with black writing & markings. Mounted on blue board.Top centre: Diagram showing disposition of strength and others during construction of Burma - Siam Rly (Finished about Oct / Nov 1943)documents - maps, military history - pows -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchBook - POW, The true story of The Death Railway & The Bridge on the River Kwai
... THe story of the Burma - Thailand Railway. Soft cover, no dust cover. 60 pages containing black and white prints....Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch 16 Station Street Ringwood melbourne THe story of the Burma - Thailand Railway. Soft cover, no dust cover. 60 pages containing black and white prints. ...THe story of the Burma - Thailand Railway. Soft cover, no dust cover. 60 pages containing black and white prints. -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Penguin, Behind bamboo, 1991
... ...Burma - Thailand railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Japanese Burma - Thailand railway The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. ...The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.Ill, p.400.non-fiction The bestselling memoir of life as an Australian POW on the notorious Thai-Burma railway. Rohan Rivett was a journalist in Singapore when it fell to the Japanese in 1942. He escaped south - across the treacherous Bangka Strait - to Indonesia, but was soon captured and became just one of thousands of POWs struggling for existence in a Japanese camp. The struggle was to last for more than three years. Behind Bamboo is unflinching in its honesty and haunting in its realism. It is a vivid, compelling testament to the Australians' will to survive and their unassailable spirit in the face of the most callous inhumanity.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Four thousand bowls of rice : a prisoner of war comes home, 1993
... ...Burma Thailand railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Australia Burma Thailand railway Over 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. ...Over 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.Index, bibliography, notes, ill, p.179.non-fictionOver 60,000 Australians and Americans captured by the Japanese during World War II toiled and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected military historian Linda Goetz Holmes tells the story of one man's survival in Japanese labor camps during WWII. Amazing photographs, taken secretly by other prisoners, chronicle this dark history of Allied troops in the Pacific theatre of war.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – australia, burma thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Railroad to Burma, 1990
... ...Burma - Thailand Railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Japan - prisons and prisoners of war Burma - Thailand Railway A 25 year old Australian, James Boyle, was one of thousands of prisoners of war who worked in inhuman conditions to build the Thailand/Burma railway. ...A 25 year old Australian, James Boyle, was one of thousands of prisoners of war who worked in inhuman conditions to build the Thailand/Burma railway. He was determined to record his experiences and thos of his mates - at the limits of human endurance.Index, ill, maps, p.198.A 25 year old Australian, James Boyle, was one of thousands of prisoners of war who worked in inhuman conditions to build the Thailand/Burma railway. He was determined to record his experiences and thos of his mates - at the limits of human endurance.japan - prisons and prisoners of war, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Futura Publications, Return from the river Kwai, 1980
... ...Burma - Thailand Railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners - Japanese Burma - Thailand Railway 2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine. ...2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine.Index, ill, maps, p.320.non-fiction2000 survivors of the Burma railway were sent to Japan but their ship was sunk by an american submarine.world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchOne Day Hill, The line : a man's experience; a son's quest to understand, 2006
... ...Burma - Thailand Railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges World war 1939 – 1945 - Prisons and prisoners – Japanese Burma - Thailand Railway A man's reflection of the infamous Burma railway p.190. ...A man's reflection of the infamous Burma railwayp.190.non-fictionA man's reflection of the infamous Burma railwayworld war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners – japanese, burma - thailand railway -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Australian Military History Publications, Men of the line : building the Burma-Thai railway, 1942-1945, 2005
... Burma - Thailand Railway...Men of the line : building the Burma-Thai railway, 1942-1945 Book Australian Military History Publications Gordon Nelson ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pan Books, Death Railway, 1973
... ...Burma - Thailand Railway...Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan Burma - Thailand Railway The building of the Burma - Thailand Railway by allied prisoners of war Ill, maps, p.159. ...The building of the Burma - Thailand Railway by allied prisoners of warIll, maps, p.159.non-fictionThe building of the Burma - Thailand Railway by allied prisoners of warworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, burma - thailand railway -
Bendigo Military MuseumMemorabilia - RAIL SECTION AND CERTIFICATE, 1) est 1941-43, .2) 1984
... .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". ....1) "Rail slice Thai-Burma Railway 1942-43 Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce"...Memorabilia History Railways .1) "Rail slice Thai-Burma Railway 1942-43 Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce" .1) A section of the "Thai-Burma Railway Line". ...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
