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Functional object - Railway Spikes (Burma Railway), 28 April 2022

  • Items retained by member of platoon assigned to create a memorial near Hellfire Pass (Thailand) in recognition of the sacrifices made by many Allied (including Australian) Prisoners of War during WW2.

    Hellfire Pass Railway Spikes

Historical information

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.

Significance

Direct connection between local (Montmorency and Victorian) soldiers in WW2 and the work undertaken by allied prisoners of the Japanese Army.

Physical description

Steel spikes used in construction of the Burma-Thailand railway during WW2.

Inscriptions & markings

None

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