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  1. FOREWORD
  2. RAILROAD OF DEATH
  3. REFERENCE LIST:
  4. Railroad of Death
  5. PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION (1948)
  6. INTRODUCTION
  7. PART ONE: SINGAPORE
  8. CHAPTER 1
  9. CHAPTER 2
  10. CHAPTER 3
  11. CHAPTER 4
  12. CHAPTER 5
  13. PART TWO: RAILROAD OF DEATH
  14. CHAPTER 6
  15. CHAPTER 7
  16. CHAPTER 8
  17. CHAPTER 9
  18. CHAPTER 10
  19. CHAPTER 11
  20. CHAPTER 12
  21. CHAPTER 13
  22. PART THREE: BASE CAMPS AND LIBERATION
  23. CHAPTER 14
  24. CHAPTER 15
  25. CHAPTER 16
  26. CHAPTER 17
  27. CHAPTER 18
  28. CHAPTER 19
  29. CHAPTER 20
  30. APPENDIX ONE:
  31. APPENDIX TWO:
  32. APPENDIX THREE:
  33. APPENDIX FOUR:
  34. APPENDIX FIVE:
  35. APPENDIX SIX:
  36. APPENDIX SEVEN:
  37. APPENDIX EIGHT:
  38. APPENDIX NINE:
  39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  40. And The Dawn Came Up Like Thunder

(1)LT R CALDERWOOD ARGYLE & SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 2) R.S.M. LOW 2ND CAMBS. 3) SGT. THOMAS, R.M. REPEATEDLY RISKED THEIR LIVES AT CHUNGKAI BY LEAVING CAMP, CONTACTING THAIS IN ORDER TO BUY DRUGS URGENTLY REQUIRED BY HOSPITAL

6.Have you any other matter of any kind which you wish to bring to notice?

No

APPENDIX SIX:

From M.I.9 POW Questionnaire, 1945. National Archives (TNA), WO344/407/2 Captain Max Lear Webber – Courageous acts and operation of secret radio

4.DID YOU OBSERVE ANY COURAGEOUS ACTS PERFORMED BY ALLIED PERSONNEL? (GIVE NAMES, PLACES ETC.)

(1)Lt R.W. Calderwood (A & SH) [Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders], R.S.M. W. LOW (2nd Camb) SM Thomas (R.M.) Sgt Robbins (Metropolitan Police) Cpl Kineham F.M.S.V.F Pte Tough F.M.S.V.F – all took part in obtaining batteries for the wireless set on a number of occasions – this often involved breaking out of camp at night at considerable personal risk and considerable danger.

(2)A [acting] Maj Andrews (8th Punjabis) received light parts of the wireless set and batteries at Kanburi in Jan 45 at considerable personal danger.

(3)Lt Calderwood of W.O.L. mentioned above broke out of camp and returned large quantities of drugs at great personal . . . [risk?]

Form M.I.9/JAP/No 26797A (Cont)

Para 5 Contd (4) The following acted as guards during the operation of the wireless set at various times during the period between Jan 43 and July 45 Capt. Sutherland, Capt. Darby (? Regt.) Lt Denholm. Lt F. Smith, Lt. V.B. Perkins, Lt. Rennie, (all Malay Regt.) Lt Ross (A & SH) Capt. A.T. Edgar. F.M.S.V.F., Lt Tench, Lt Clerk (Suffolk). Major Pycock RAOC.

(5)Capt. Gordon Skinner (A & SH) assisted in moving a large number of batteries from Chungkai through Kanburi to Tamakan with the certainty of death (if nothing worse) if discovered.

(6)Lt De [?] (A & SH) carried a number of batteries under similar circumstances.

(7)Cpl Kinehan F.M.S.V.F. assisted in bringing over 100 batteries into Chungkai camp in similar circumstances.

(8)Cpl. Kinehan & Pte Tough (both F.M.S.V.F) brought in newspapers at considerable personal risk.

Signature M.L. Webber

Capt

APPENDIX SEVEN:

Webber Brothers joint detailed report on organisation, risks and support/opposition to operation of the secret radio in Chungkai and Kanburi Camps

The following is written at the request of the interrogation officer.

Origin

A wireless set at which had been in operation for a month or two in Chungkai Camp Thailand was handed over by its Lt. T. Douglas R.C.O.S. to myself (Lt. D.H.Webber) on 5th Feb 1942. From then until the Jap surrender it was operated jointly by Capt M.L. Webber & Lt. D.H.Webber. During the 2½ years 702 news Bulletins were distributed.

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