| Accession Number | S04096 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 3 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; PHILIPS FS 60; two track mono |
| Maker |
Moxham, Thomas Robert Wall, Donald |
| Date made | 6 November 1990 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
NX19827 Thomas Robert Moxham as a Gunner, 2/15 Field Regiment and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
Description
Sinking of Rakuyu Maru; being forced below desks before torpedo attack; threw Japanese captain overboard; many men in water died when destroyer exploded. Problems with tying lifeboats together; picked up by Japanese escort destroyer Sakata; heard gun fire; death of brother Harry; men on the Rakuyu Maru; life boats damaged by Japanese with axes; killing and eating a Japanese pet dog; death of Bluey Dowd; ten in the boat had water, biscuits and a pistol; picked up after 3 days; self-survival; caught by Japanese officer bartering with locals - calls his bluff; in POW camp in Japan; tunnel out of camp; camp in Saigon; on board Sakata.
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