![]() ![]() On 1st December 1939, the 161 (East Anglian) Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps - Territorial Army, formed a training cadre for a new duplicate unit -The 196 Field Ambulance of the Royal Army Medical Corps.Ī Letter To My Grandson by Willen Wanrooy To Billy ‘Bigsy’ Biggs the 15th February is a date he holds in memory, having been shipped to Singapore with the 18th Division, later working on the Thailand-Burma railway. ‘Walk Into a Story’ by using Search below to display a ‘Topic’Ģnd Lt Robert Hartley was killed in action against the Japanese in Malaya on 10th January 1942 at the age of 30. What faith in those, for those that despaired Their courage against adversity we must honour and believe, They gave of themselves, desperate to surviveĪ frantic effort to keep their mates alive, Suffering themselves, a sacrifice they made, These pages are dedicated to these men and women, all are heroes, Far Eastern Heroes. Their battle carried on into captivity, a battle to survive, many did not make it, the odds were stacked too high against them.Īfter three and a half years in Japanese hands, the ones left, still fought on, the battle would last their lifetime and hopefully end, the day they meet their maker. They fought an enemy who were not only trained for jungle warfare but who were also better equipped. ![]() To the many who have researched the men and women who fought in the Far East, they hold our utmost respect. ![]()
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