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Swagman

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2. treated so badly

Reply to Matilda (Original post)

Tue Feb 14, 2017, 11:10 PM

Feb 2017

they were heroes.

My uncle was in Darwin when the Japanese attacked. He said the deaths were in the 1000s but the numbers censored so people wouldn't panic.

Remember Tom Uren MP one of our great parliamentarians?. His experiences as a prisoner of war forged his determination to better the lives of every citizen.

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Fall of Singapore: Australian POWs' oral history charts memories of defeat and imprisonment [View all] Matilda Feb 2017 OP

Thank you for sharing this! Chasstev365 Feb 2017 #1

treated so badly Swagman Feb 2017 #2

I do indeed remember Tom Uren. Matilda Feb 2017 #3