The Lintang Camp : Reminiscences of an interne during the Japanese Occupation, 1942 - 1945 / by the Venerable Peter H. H. Howes, O.B.E., P.B.S.

Collection type Library
Author Howes, Peter Henry Herbert, 1911-2003, author.; Hock, Dato Lim Kian, writer of foreword.;
Call Number 940.547252 H858
Document type Monograph
Year 2017.
Pagination 20 pages : illustrations, photographs (black and white), portraits ; 26 cm.
Publisher [publisher not identified],
Note By courtesy of Malaysian Historical Society, Sarawak Branch.--Front cover. "When we sail down the river to the sea, and this jail is just another memory, We'll be free as we were in days of yore, and see sights we never saw before. Let the Dyaks, Indonesians and Chinese fight about it, they can have their Borneo, we can do without it, when we sail down the river to the sea, there will be happy days for you and me". (Ascribed to A.S. Hardie) 11.9.45.--Inner back cover. Foreword -- The Lintang camp -- The camp layout -- The internees -- No escape -- Equipping the camp -- Camp organisation -- Travelling to work -- Work on the Airstrip -- A chance encounter -- Tokyo time -- A good year -- Changes in the camp -- The new guard -- Civilian work -- Smuggling -- Augmenting the diet -- Malnutrition -- Parasitic infections -- Worsening health -- Death among the Soldier prisoners -- Friendly guards -- Sundays -- Academic activities -- The library -- News -- Mail -- The beginning o f the end -- Armistice -- The end -- In passing. An extract from the Journal of Malaysian Historical Society, Sarawak Branch, volume no.2 March 1976. The celebration of this 50th Anniversary of the International Peace Day 2017 calls to mind, the many sacrifices and struggle for peace and unity during the time of the World War ll (WWll), Japanese occupation of Sarawak (1941-1945). As we revisit this sad Sarawak wartime historical heritage, we could not, but to understand and appreciate the unforgettable effort made towards the culture of peace and harmony for achieving freedom and stability that we enjoy today. While taking this literary journey to di scuss or recover this knowledge, we need to also take opportunity to pay tribute to our forefathers and to their memories and legacy that they bequeathed to us and generations to come. General.
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