Gallery

• WX6799 Ernest RICKETTS ‘C’ Coy; With Green Force worked Burma end of Burma-Thai Railway; moved to Tamarkan, Thailand early 1944, sent to Petchaburi. Recovered Kachu Mountain Camp. Flew  Bangkok to Rangoon, ‘Highland’ Brigade’ to Singapore, ‘Karoa’ Hospital ship to Fremantle.
• WX9849 Archibald James Livie McIntosh Signaller with HQ Coy, with ‘F’ Force, died 10 Nov 1943 illness aged 23 years, Shimo Sonkurai, Thailand Archie was one of the Boys from Bassendean, Please read further
• WX7336 Harold Ockerby, WW1 Veteran 51st Battalion, France Ockerby was taken from Raffles College Square by Japanese with Lt. Raphael, Capt Thompson and Pte James Brown  and executed 19 Feb 1942.
• Back L-R Jimmy Quinn, Les Marriott, Johnny Clare, Clarrie Henderson, Ralph Hadfield Front Row:  Don Manning, Wenn, Len Ricketts
• WX9828 Arthur Adams married 1941 to Elsie Manser. Adams was KIA 11 Feb 1942 Ulu Pandan aged 24 years.  He was with ‘C’ Coy 10 Platoon under CO Blue Wilson.
• Mick Wenn and his son Michael
• Mates …. by Jack Chalker, POW
• Every POW dreaded finding a ulcer
• Circular silver coloured War Widows’ Guild badge. The obverse shows a raised image of a Kookaburra alighting in flight on to a eucalyptus tree. Raised lettering around the edge of the badge reads ‘WAR WIDOWS GUILD’ as well as the designer’s name ‘A Meszaros’ and the date ‘1951’.  
• WX108765 Eric Teasdale enlisted 21 April 1941 later joined ‘B’ Company No. 9 Platoon.  Promoted to Corporal 24 Jan 1942. Worked Burma-Thai Railway in Hellfire Pass Cutting with ‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion.  Recovered Nacompaton Hospital Camp at end of war. (portrait was completed at Selarang Camp, Changi)
• WA Gunners Nightmare of Battle and Prison Torture
• Veterans’ widows Mavis Pilmoor, Lee Gilmour, Joan Hampton, Glad Cowie