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These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Frank Larkin. He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war. This site is a work in progress.
These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Frank Larkin. He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war. This site is a work in progress.
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Photographs Frank Larkin and his brother Bill taken during and after WW2. |
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Letters Letters written by Frank Larkin to his family during and after hostilities. |
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Postcards POW Postcards sent by Frank Larkin, via the Red Cross, to his family. |
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Telegrams Telegrams from the Australian army sent to the family of Frank Larkin. |
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Australian
Military Forces |
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Red
Cross Official letters from the Australian Red Cross Society sent to Frank's family. |
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Radio
Messages |
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Australian
Prisoners of War Relatives Association |
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Relics
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Maps Maps showing the location of POW camps in the South East Asian region. |
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Military
Photographs Photographs obtained by Frank Larkin after WW2. |
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Currency Currency minted by the Japanese during the Second World War. |
Photographs taken in Singapore and Thailand
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Kanchanaburi,
Thailand Kanchanaburi and the Thai-Burma Railway in 2003. |
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Labrador
Park, Singapore
A visit to the old British artillery site at Labrador Park, Singapore. |
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Pulau
Sejahat, Singapore
Photographs taken before the old island base was recently reclaimed. |
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ANZAC
Day, Singapore, 2003 Dawn service at Kranji War Memorial, Singapore & Changi Museum. |
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Ford
Factory Visit, Singapore Friends and exhibits at the Memories of Old Ford Factory centre. |
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Kranji
War Cemetery, Singapore Commonwealth War Graves Site in Kranji, Singapore. |
External links and information about this web site
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Links A selection of links for sites relating to the Second World War and Australian POWs. |
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Australian
War Memorial This excellent resource features an amazing database and countless other rich historical resources. |
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The
Stolen Years A supurb recount of the experiences of Australian prisoners of war throughout the last century. |
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Australians
At War Hundreds of stories about Australian men and women who fought in the various wars last century. |
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Fifty
Australians Fifty Australians presents a wide variety of Australians who witnessed war and its effects. |
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Battlefield
Singapore A superbly designed site that looks at the Fall of Singapore and the subsequent Japanese occupation. |
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Australia's
War 1939-1945 This site provides a rich source of textual, pictorial and multimedia material on the Second World War. |
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The
Thailand-Burma Railway Centre An interactive museum, information and research centre in Thailand. |
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About The origins of this web site and a little about the author, John Larkin. |
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Blog This blog will provide information about updates to the web site and opportunities for feedback. |