| Accession Number | S04091 |
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| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 44 min 8 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | audio cassette; unbranded C90; two track mono |
| Maker |
Farrands, Mervyn Robert 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. |
NX36050 Mervyn Robert Farrands as a Lance Corporal, 2/19 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese 1941-1945, interview by Donald Wall
Description
Talks of being transported to Japan on the Rakuyu Maru, overcrowding, men and conditions on ship; disentry and malaria; McGregor throwing Japanese overboard; bombing of surrounding tankers; panic on board when ship bombed; escape from sinking ship; depth charges; in water clinging to hatch overnight; taking over a raft; death of Allan Edwards; faith and mateship essential for survival for several days in water; Japanese cargo vessel rescues their own and leaves pows in water; salt and oil blindness.
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NX36050 Mervyn Robert Farrands as a Lance Corporal, 2/19 Battalion, and prisoner of the Japanese 1941-1945, interview by Donald Wall