Work begins on the 'Death railway'
20th October 1942: The Japanese deny POWs basic facilities and still blame them for high levels of sickness - it is a sign of things to come
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Around 80,000 men had been captured at the fall of Singapore in February 1942, mainly British and Australians.
The Japanese were intent on using the POWs as a labour force for their own ends. They were going to be used to build th…
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