Talk by Leonard Butler, youngest survivor of the RMS Empress of Asia shipwreck in 1942 Part 2
- National Archives of Singapore Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- 11/04/1999
Record Date
- 01:01:15
Recorded Duration
- English
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2010006843
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- Sound
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- Audio Cassette
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Synopsis :Talk by Leonard Butler, youngest survivor of the RMS Empress of Asia shipwreck in 1942 Part 2
1.Food ration in Malaya. 2.Dire straits of the British Army in Malaya. 3.Japanese raids and attacks on Singapore. 4.Japanese occupation of Singapore. 5.Tropical diseases and the British soldiers. 6.Prisoners of war experience in Singapore. 7.Finding food for survival. 8. British soldiers adapting to the unknown dense tropical forest in Singapore. 9.Adapting to the culture of the Japanese soldiers. 10.Question and answer session. 11.Reintegration back to British society after the second world war. 12.Dealing with post war trauma.
