| Accession Number | S04080 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 8 hr 3 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; TDK D90; two track mono |
| Maker |
Botterill, Keith Wall, Donald |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Permission of copyright holder required for any use and/or reproduction. |
NX42191 Keith Botterill as a Private, 2/19 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-45, interviewed by Don Wall
Description
Talks of clearing jungle for wood at camp; burning and death of electrician; return to Ranau 1981; stories of eating a pawpaw tree; Address by Hoshi to officers on 'humiliation day' at end of 1942; changes of guards; trail and contact with Japanese after the war; first shooting of a POW; discussion about route of march; Saturday night fights; meeting up of escape group; discuss discrepancies of other accounts; POW sign on hill outside camp, removed by Japanese; English POWs.
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