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The 5th/6th Battalion Royal Victoria Regiment Historical CollectionPrint - Book, Miracle on the River Kwai
... Miracle on the River Kwai...River Kwai...Miracle on the River Kwai... Collection 202 Burwood Rd Hawthorn melbourne River Kwai 5/6 RVR ...River KwaiWhite cover - black & green writingMiracle on the River Kwai5/6 rvr, officer's / sergeant's mess -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, POW’S, Organised by JP, The Death Railway & River Kwai Bridge
... The Death Railway & River Kwai Bridge...River Kwai...-history civil engineering/railways River Kwai burma Stamped inside ...Book details the construction of the Thai Burma Railway & the bridge over the Rivew Kwai. Contains detailed photos & drawings. Taken from an oration by Fred Seiker in which he recalls the conditions under which the POW's lived & worked.Soft cover illustrated front & back with colour & black & white photos. 60 pages with cut edges. Bound with staples. Stamped inside front & back covers: Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch books-military-history, civil engineering/railways, river kwai, burma -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - POW BOOK, TENKO ON THE RIVER KWAI, 1987
... TENKO ON THE RIVER KWAI... flag on front cover. TENKO ON THE RIVER KWAI Book POW BOOK ...The Author Arnold Oakley JORDAN enlisted in the 2nd AIF No TX3528 on 21.6.40 age 28 years 9 months. Posted to 2/40th Bn 25.6.1940, hospital with Influenza 24.8.1940, rejoin unit 9.9.1940, appointed group 3 Nursing Orderly and posted to 2/4 ACCS, embarked for Singapore 1.2 1941, hospital 23.5.1941 with Acute Tonsilitis, hospital 24.12.1941 with Malaria, rejoin unit 17.1.1942, reported missing 16.2.1942 (POW) Malaya, reported alive in Siam 22.8.1945, recovered in Siam 22.8.1945, embark for Australia 18.10.1945, evacuated to 111 AGH then 2/1st Con Depot, discharged from the 2nd AIF 23.1.1946. ACCS (Aust Casualty Clearing Station) AGH (Aust General Hospital) Siam (Thailand) Con Depot (Convalescent Depot)Paperback book written by Arnold Jordan. Japanese flag on front cover. Handwriting on page 3. Gift inscription inside.books, military, pow’s, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, The True Story of the Death Railway & the Bridge on the River Kwai
... River Kwai... & the Bridge on the River Kwai Book BOOK ...Book is organised by "J.P".Softcover with collage of photos on cover. Photos are of railway locomotives, a bomber, railway bridges and a soldier.Inside front cover "Donated by Trevor Knight"books, military history -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Pierre Boulle, The bridge on the river Kwai, 1952
... The bridge on the river Kwai... The Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who ...The Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks.p.157.fictionThe Bridge on the River Kwai" tells the story of three POWs who endure the hell of the Japanese camps on the Burma-Siam railway - Colonel Nicholson, a man prepared to sacrifice his life but not his dignity; Major Warden, a modest hero, saboteur and deadly killer; Commander Shears, who escaped from hell but was ordered back. Ordered by the Japanese to build a bridge, the Colonel refuses, as it is against regulations for officers to work with other ranks. war stories - fiction, burma-siam railway - fiction -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Futura Publications, Return from the river Kwai, 1980
... Return from the river Kwai... submarine. Index, ill, maps, p.320. Return from the river Kwai Book ...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 -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511
Book, Octopus, Great War Stories (Colditz Story, Bridge over River Kwai, Battle of the River Plate, Dambusters), 1978
... Great War Stories (Colditz Story, Bridge over River Kwai... 0926 4 Great War Stories (Colditz Story, Bridge over River Kwai ...isbn: 0 7064 0926 4 -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchBook - POW, The true story of The Death Railway & The Bridge on the River Kwai
... River Kwai.... 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. -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Ernest Gordon, Miracle on the river Kwai, 1963
... Miracle on the river Kwai... during World War II. p.255. Miracle on the river Kwai Book Ernest ...The author's experiences while a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.p.255.non-fictionThe author's experiences while a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II.japan - prisons and prisoners of war, prisoners of war - burma -
Ringwood RSL Sub-BranchSouvenir Framed item, Piece of bridge from the Burma Railway, C 1987
... over the River Kwai.... with text and a piece of teak from the Bridge over the River Kwai ...Wooden frame with text and a piece of teak from the Bridge over the River Kwai.Collected from the bridge on 10th March 1987. -
Bendigo Military MuseumArtwork, other - CARD AND PAMPHLET, 2) Sirichai Press, 1) est 1945, .2) post 1945
... ) Pamphlet, "The Bridge on the River Kwai, history of the Death... on the River Kwai, history of the Death Railway". Front has a drawing ....1) Possibly a ships boarding pass on return from Japan at wars end..2) 3 Pagodas was a place on the Burma Railway. Items belonged to Alfred Robert Maskell VX25221, 4th Anti Tank Regt 2nd AIF. Refer 2485 for medals and service history also 1076, 1100.2, 2489P. .1) Card, printed in black with hand written details on one side, rear is lined. The card details name, rank, sex, civilian, physical condition, name of ship embarked on, billet No. .2) Pamphlet, "The Bridge on the River Kwai, history of the Death Railway". Front has a drawing of the bridge, rear has depiction of the "3 Pagodas", 12 pages."Maskell Alfred R, Gunner AIF VX25221 British-M-Australia"identification, burma railway, ww2 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Allen & Unwin, Four thousand bowls of rice : a prisoner of war comes home, 1993
... and died to build the Bridge over the River Kwai. Respected ...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
