Mates in hell : the secret diary of Don McLaren, POW of the Japanese 1942-1945 |
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| Title : | Mates in hell : the secret diary of Don McLaren, POW of the Japanese 1942-1945 |
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| Creator : | McLaren, Don, 1922- | ||
| Place Of Creation : | Henley Beach, S.Aust. | ||
| Publisher : | Seaview Press | ||
| Date of creation : | 1998 | ||
| Format : | Book | ||
| Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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Extracts from Mates in hell : the secret diary of Don McLaren, POW of the Japanese 1942-1945, published by Seaview Press, Henley Beach, 1998. In this diary, Don McLaren describes his experiences as a prisoner of war in Changi, Burma and Japan. McLaren's original diary is held by the State Library of South Australia [D 6478(L)], and has been exhibited in the Library's Treasures Wall. Don McLaren enlisted in 1940, aged just 17 years. He was captured at the fall of Singapore, and was a prisoner of war from 1942 to 1945. Following the war he worked for the South Australian Housing Trust retiring in 1978 as a senior foreman. McLaren also volunteered as a trainer with the Walkerville Football Club, and was involved with teaching English to newly arrived migrants. He was named Walkerville Citizen of the Year in 1995, and also served as president of the Walkerville Returned Servicemen's League (RSL). |
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| Related names : | McLaren, Don, 1922- |
| Period : | 1939-1945 |
| Place : | Changi, Singapore |
| Further reading : | Cochrane, Peter Australians at War, Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001 Doyle, John Changi, Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2001 Macdougall, Anthony Australians at war: a pictorial history, Nobel Park, Vic.: Five Mile Press, 2002 |
| Internet links : | Australian War Memorial: Prisoners of War: Encyclopedia: Changi Anzac Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) See: History: World War 2 Australians at War [Department of Veterans' Affairs] Australian War Memorial See: Australians at War: Australian Military History Overview: Second World War 1939-1945 |
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