CODY, Leslie
Prisoners-of-War (POWs),
Accession Number 002302
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Lily Tan (Mrs)
Interviewer
- 01:01:34
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 22 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:32
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Brief personal background. Volunteered to join the army in 1941. Arrived in Singapore on 25 January 1942. Fighting the Japanese in Singapore. Felt great disappointment at British surrender. What happened to him after the British surrendered.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 22 Mar 2000
Recording Date
- 00:31:02
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Life as a prisoner-of-war (POW) at the Death Railway in Thailand. Cruelty of the Japanese soldiers. Comradeship among Australian POWs. Life as a POW at Changi Camp and Selarang Barracks. Heard about the Japanese surrender. What happened to him after the Japanese surrendered. Returned to Singapore in 1978 and 1992. What he would like to see in Changi Chapel & Museum.
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