Japanese massacre wounded men
22nd January 1942: The valiant Australian defensive action in Malaya ends with a Japanese atrocity as defenceless men are murdered at Parit Sulong
During the prolonged Battle of Muar the Australians had twice successfully ambushed the invading Japanese. Now they were falling back, outnumbered by as many as ten to one. On the 21st January they reached the river at Pari…