The real spirit of mateship

April 23 2017 - 5:00pm
SURVIVOR: Private John James Pearce was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and survived Changi prison and the Burma railway to return home in 1946.
SURVIVOR: Private John James Pearce was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and survived Changi prison and the Burma railway to return home in 1946.

This prisoner of war account is supplied courtesy of the Horsham RSL military history and heritage section. LANCE CLAYTON completed this research.

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