An Australian blogger A_C shares her personal connection with the WWII inmates in Changi Prison
This is one of the hardest posts I have ever done. Even though I have had this information bookmarked for over a year, actually bringing myself to fully research it and do a post has been a struggle. The reason, my Uncle Ben died in Changi Prison of Beri-Beri on the 8th Nov 1942. I wont be posting pics on this post as most of them depict Soldiers in apalling conditions, malnourished and showing obvious signs of abuse.
Throughout their suffering though, the Spirit of the Aussie Soldiers shone through. Their legendary bravery along with that hint of larrikinism never left them despite the deprivations they suffered. I will attempt to show you both sides of their experiences as POW’s of the Japanese.
The Australians surrendered along with the Allied forces on Feb 15th 1942. Amongst approximately 50,000 soldiers that surrendered, around 13,000 were Australian. For 2 days they marched the 29kms to the Changi Peninsula where the Selerang Barracks, formerly a British Military Base became their home for the next 3 ½ years.
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You may view some of the pictures of Changi including the Changi Chapel Museum at my blog : http://guntrain.blogspot.com/2007/01/changi-singapore-located-at-eastern-tip.html
Posted on April 26th, 2007 at 5:04 am
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