Australian Memorial Garden

This garden near the end of the death march. Of the approx. 2,400 mainly Aust. and British POW's in Sandakan only 6 survived.


This garden near the end of the death march. Of the approx. 2,400 mainly Aust. and British POW's in Sandakan only 6 survived.
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   Gail  From Cockatoo Vic AU    Supporting Member
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Lest we forget
26/Aug/08 10:08 PM
   Vici  From California    Supporting Member
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A beautiful tribute.
27/Aug/08 1:44 PM
   Kate  From Sydney    Supporting Member
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Thanks June.
09/Sep/08 9:49 PM
Baz  From The Bush
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My father was a POW on the Burma Railroad and Changi. His best mate (Skeeter Wren) was sent to Sandakhan and died on the death marches. This was the only time and place in Japanese Captivity that you had a better chance of survival if you escaped. Plans were made to save these murdered POW's, a batallion of soldiers were based on the tablelands in FNQ and were ready to go. McArthur would not supply the planes, so instead in excess of 200 men died needlessly. And the Australian Government of the day covered the atrocity up for years.
02/Jul/09 7:38 AM
Baz  From The Bush
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That is in excess of 2000 men died
02/Jul/09 7:39 AM
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