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Lu Meredith

Perth, Western Australia

As a personal acquaintance of Bill Haskell and having accompanied him on one of his many Anzac trips to Hellfire Pass and adjacent areas I acclaim your efforts in recording for posterity this terrible blot in our history. Thankyou for a job very well done.

Don Gutteridge

Sydney

A sterling enterprise by Peter Winstanley(and his surviving subjects and the relatives/friends of departed heroes).This is a critical and defining period of Australian,British, Dutch, and even American history,both medical and military,and Peters work in pursuing the facts, and in establishing this website, has prevented much of this material from fading into relative obscurity.

Mike Galvin

Perth WA, Australia

Excellent web page. Very well done Peter.
The events along the Railway during WW II should never be forgotten as they serve as moral, ethical and historical signposts for us all. Study of the whole episode provides lessons in Command, Leadership and survival like no other. All students, of all nationalities, should understand the Railway and learn from it.

Andrew Mason

Melbourne, Australia

The Railway was a tragic piece of Australian and Allied nations history. There are so many men that encapsulate our word mateship - developed in Gallipoli and entrenched in the Pacific, how tough these fellas must have been. Thanks Peter for looking into these men as without this information they would not receive their rightful accolades. Well done.

Hassan Saddiq

Bristol, England

Gone but not forgotten, men fighting for a REAL cause deserve the most respect and admiration.

Geoff Jones

Brisbane, Australia

One cant travel on the railway without sensing the spirit of those who suffered and died. This webpage is a fine tribute to their courage and sacrifice. Well done, Peter.

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