Island Life Magazine Ltd February/March 2011 | Page 32

Island Life - February/March 2011

Prisoners carrying heavy
basketfull's of dirt and rocks.
This drawing is of the
embankment, today this area is
known as Hell-Fire Pass. Note
the bamboo in the Japanese
soldier's hands which was used
to encourage harder work from
the POW's, it was mainly used
between the shoulder blades.

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