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| Accession Number | S01739 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 1 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | TDK D60 Cassette |
| Maker |
Newton, Reginald William James |
| Date made | 25 April 1992 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
256834 (NX34734) Reginald William James Newton, as the major Officer Commanding 2/19th Battalion, Prisoner of War (POW) on Burma-Thailand Railway, interviewed by the Gaden family about life as a POW and the experiences of Bill Gaden, 2/20th Battalion, POW Burma-Thailand Railway
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Comments about NX12543 Captain E.W. (Bill) Gaden, 2/20th Battalion, his pre war service with the militia; formation of forces on the Burma Thailand Railway; trading with the native (indigeneous) people; provision of medical treatment; difficulty in obtaining medical supplies; role of officers; limited rations; the role of Sir Edward Weary Dunlop; material used to build the railway line; return to Changi; transfer of fitter prisoners of war to POW camps in Japan; convoy of POW ships torpedoed by American submarines; rescue of survivors; meeting with American submarine commander after war; camp in Japan; air drops by Americans; end of the war.
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256834 (NX34734) Reginald William James Newton, as the major Officer Commanding 2/19th Battalion, Prisoner of War (POW) on Burma-Thailand Railway, interviewed by the Gaden family about life as a POW and the experiences of Bill Gaden, 2/20th Battalion, POW Burma-Thailand Railway
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