Prisoners of War of the Japanese 1942-1945

Research & Articles by Lt. Col. Peter Winstanley OAM RFD (Retired), JP

Research, Interviews and Articles about the Prisoners Of War of the Japanese who built the Burma to Thailand railway during world war two. Focusing on the doctors and medical staff among the prisoners. Also organised trips to Thailand twice a year.

Sketches

Drawings and sketches by prisoners of war

These are sketches by Corporal Richard (Dick) John Cochran 2.12 Field Company (Engineers) whilst in Singapore.

Image (click to enlarge)	Description
	Colour Patches of Australian Units in Malaya 41-42 by Dick Cockram
	Havelock Road Camp. The Cookhoouse - 1942
	Havelock Road Camp. The MIR Hut - 1942
	Syme Road - Garden.
	Roberts Barracks - General Theatre.
	Roberts Barracks - Hospital orderlies tent lines.
	Roberts Barracks - NAAFI Ward.
	Roberts Barracks - View from Dysentery Ward.
	POW Lawyers Cartoon Reproduced with the kind permission of Dean Alston-Cartoonist at The West Australian Newspapers. Also with permission of the Law Society of Western Australia. (Click for full size image)
	"Changi Prison" September 1944.
	2/4 Machine Gun Battalion - Homebuilt Flats.
	2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy lines and Toddy Collectors
	Selereang Barracks - The Square.
	Typical labouring scene- shows sue of chunkle, Jap Engineer and guard with labourers. by Lt Fred "Smudger" Smith (Ransome Smith)
	PHRA Pathom Chedi “Tallest Buhhdist Monument in the World” Monks and POWs in foreground. by Lt Fred "Smudger" Smith (Ransome Smith)
	Typical labouring scene. Shows Hammer and Tap, Embankment labouring, Timber felling and an excavated cutting. by Lt Fred "Smudger" Smith (Ransome Smith)
	Medical Evacuation On The Kwai Noi River 1943 Image 1 Drawing by Fred Ransome Smith (Lt Fred (Smudger) Smith- 5th Suffolks) and drawn 2006 from memory.
	Medical Evacuation On The Kwai Noi River 1943 Image 2 Drawing by Fred Ransome Smith (Lt Fred (Smudger) Smith- 5th Suffolks) and drawn 2006 from memory.