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Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Souvenir - Rock From Hellfire Pass
... Rock From Hellfire Pass...Small rock/stone from Hellfire Pass Kanchanaburi, Thailand... reads-: Rock from Hellfire Pass, Kanchanaburi,Thailand... with the rock reads-: Rock from Hellfire Pass, Kanchanaburi,Thailand ...Small rock/stone from Hellfire Pass Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (appears sedimentary rock) Cream coloured.No inscriptions on the Rock.. A typed note with the rock reads-: Rock from Hellfire Pass, Kanchanaburi,Thailand, manyAustralian and Allied soldiers died here in WWII working continuously around the clock under forced labour on the "death railway" to cut a passage through the solid rock in horrendous conditions and receiving little or no rations from their Japanese captors. Obtained by Mr M Evans in November 2002 whilst visiting the site,and presented to the Dandenong RSL Club. -
Mentone Grammar School
Memorial Stone from Hellfire Pass, Thailand
... Memorial Stone from Hellfire Pass, Thailand...The cased Memorial Stone originates from Hellfire Pass... The cased Memorial Stone originates from Hellfire Pass, the name ...The cased Memorial Stone originates from Hellfire Pass, the name of a remote railway cutting on the former Burma (“Death”) Railway, in Thailand. It was a particularly difficult section of the line, which was built without appropriate tools, using the forced labour of Australian, and other allied Prisoners of War. Many men died during the building of the railway, 69 on the Hellfire Pass alone. Archibald Fredrick Roberts, one of the original 1923 schoolboys of Mentone Grammar, was taken prisoner by Japanese forces in 1942. Though he did not work on the railway, he died through malnutrition and forced labour in Ambon, 1945 and is remembered in our Avenue of Honour (Bayview Campus) -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
... Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway... & colour illustrations. Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial : Thai-Burma Railway, 1999
... Hellfire Pass Memorial : Thai-Burma Railway... The story of the hellfire pass memorial in Thailand to remember ...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 -
Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Inc.
Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"
... Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial Thailand-Burma Railway"... by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerce Book - "Hellfire Pass Memorial ...5th Edition Co-Ordinated by Australian-Thai Chamber of Commerceliterature, 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... & Bolt - Burma Railway Hellfire Pass ...souvenirs, ballarat rsl, ballarat -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Letter - Burma Railway Memorial – Explanatory Letter
... Hellfire Pass was a location on the Burma Railway which... that constructed the memorial at Hellfire Pass in 1989.... View Road Montmorency melbourne Hellfire Pass was a location ...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. -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Stone
... Picked up on Hellfire Pass, Burma Railway.... Miscellaneous WW2 Army Picked up on Hellfire Pass, Burma Railway. Stone ...Picked up on Hellfire Pass, Burma Railway.miscellaneous, ww2, army -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Magazine - paperback/magazine/series, Philip J Turner & Rex Curtis-Griffiths, Wartime, 1998
... Hellfire Pass... of a Lancaster Missing Lone Pine VC Hellfire Pass Australians in France ...The Australian Experience of WarMagazineThe Australian Experience of War"g" for george- life and times of a lancaster, missing lone pine vc, hellfire pass, australians in france -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd, Barbed Wire & Bamboo, 1992
... Hellfire Pass ex POW Project... Stamped on 2nd fly leaf: Thailand Hellfire Pass ex POW Project ...Book, soft cover. Main background on front cover is red & white. Title is white ink on black background. Bottom half has 2 images showing Germans searching a British soldier & 4 Japanese guards lined up. 159 pages, illustrations, some maps & drawings.Donated by Bgo YMCA Stamped on 2nd fly leaf: Thailand Hellfire Pass ex POW Projectbooks, military, history, imprisonment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, A Guest of the Emperor, 1995
... - RUSSELL SAVAGE October 1995" Thailand Hellfire Pass - Ex POW..." Thailand Hellfire Pass - Ex POW Project. Book hardcover - front ...Book hardcover - front cover is coloured red and black. Stylized imperial Japanese flag. Image of rail track in central foreground. Rising sun at top. Writing is in white ink. Japanese writing on left. Pages 141. Illustrated with maps and photos."Donated by BGO YMCA". "Bill 0 with my best wishes - RUSSELL SAVAGE October 1995" Thailand Hellfire Pass - Ex POW Project. books-military-history, japan -
Montmorency/Eltham RSL Sub Branch
Functional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022
... official military preparations for a Hellfire Pass memorial... for a Hellfire Pass memorial in recognition of the allied POW lives lost ...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 Museum
Book, Railroad to Burma, 1991
... Stamp - Thailand Hellfire Pass. (Ex POW project fund. See... goldfields Stamp - Thailand Hellfire Pass. (Ex POW project fund. See ...Stamp - Thailand Hellfire Pass. (Ex POW project fund. See John W. Toon OAM, 11 LLoyd Ave Narre Warren 3805 - 7046866 John W Tooen VX 30397 Ex POW "D" force Thailand 1943. Soft cardboard cover. Illustrated, sepia photographs, black print, green print beige colour cover. Pages 198. Black and White photos.books-military-history, burma railroad -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Geoffrey Pharoah Adams, The Thailand to Burma Railway
... Thailand Hellfire Pass Ex POW Project J W Toon VX30397 Ex... goldfields books military history forced labour Thailand Hellfire ...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 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Map - Burma - Siam Railway
... Memorial Museum built above " Hellfire Pass " or Konyu Cutting.... of Australian Government Memorial Museum built above " Hellfire Pass ...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. -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Document - Framed Information Sheet, About The Map, Circa 2000s
... in four stages. Shows Hellfire Pass formerly ( The Konyu Cutting... and drawn in four stages. Shows Hellfire Pass formerly ( The Konyu ...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. -
Melbourne Legacy
Document - Speech, Legacy Week Address 2007 by Tom Uren, 2007
... was at Hellfire pass (Konyu cutting) and Hintok (Hintock) camps. He... was at Hellfire pass (Konyu cutting) and Hintok (Hintock) camps. He ...A copy of a speech by former Parliamentarian Tom Uren to open Legacy Week in 2007. He spoke of his war service and captivity as a POW on the Thai- Burma railway. He spent 1 and half years under the leadership of Sir Dunlop. Part of his time was at Hellfire pass (Konyu cutting) and Hintok (Hintock) camps. He relates his philosophy on life, some of it learned in captivity. That the strong should look after the weak (see page 5). Document was from a folder of documents donated to the archive by Legatee Bill Rogers that related to his time as President (March 2006 - March 2008).A record that Melbourne Legacy supplied updates to the media.Three A4 page photocopy of a speech by Tom Uren at the opening of Legacy Week in 2007.speakers, legacy week, tom uren -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cameron Forbes, Hellfire : The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War, 2005
... in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo ...For months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates. 'Hellfire' was researched in Australia, Japan and across South-East Asia. It draws on 50 first-person interviews, ranging from former prisoners to an old Mon villager deep in the Burmese jungle, and from Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew to veterans of the Imperial Japanese Army. The result is a tour de force, a powerful and searing history of the prisoners of the Japanese.Index, ill, bib, p.559.non-fictionFor months during 1943 there was no night in Hellfire Pass. By the light of flares, carbide lamps and bamboo fires, men near-naked and skeletal cut a passage through stone to make way for a railway. Among these men were some of the 22,000 Australian soldiers taken prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. In camps across Asia and the Pacific, they struggled, died, and survived with a little help from their mates. 'Hellfire' was researched in Australia, Japan and across South-East Asia. It draws on 50 first-person interviews, ranging from former prisoners to an old Mon villager deep in the Burmese jungle, and from Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew to veterans of the Imperial Japanese Army. The result is a tour de force, a powerful and searing history of the prisoners of the Japanese. world war 1939-1945 - prisoners and prisons - japan, burma - siam railway -
Magnet Galleries Melbourne Inc
hellfire corner, hellfire corner.tif
Hellfire Corner was a junction in the Ypres Salient in the First World War. The main supplies for the British Army in this sector passed along the road from Ypres to Menin - the famous Menin Road. A section of the road was where the Sint-Jan-Zillebeke road and the Ypres-Roulers railway line crossed the road. The German Army positions overlooked this spot and their guns were registered upon it so that movement through this junction was perilous, making it the most dangerous place in the sector.hellfire corner, ypres salient, war, road, ww1, world war 1