(Originally published at this link) Jack's 1934 Cadet photo. Jack is an animated character that features in the story of Sparrow. He...

TX8342 PTE Saunders, Edward Francis. D Coy Reinforcements. Died of cerebral abscess Usapa 21 Mar 1942. Craig Woodhall‎'s great uncle....

Following the release of Laura Hillenbrand's book Unbroken, which is to be made into a major motion picture by Angelina Jolie, here is my...

I was actually wondering if you had any information about my Grandpa, he unfortunately passed away only a few weeks after I was born. I...

Until about ten years ago very little was known about my uncle's war by his wife and sisters.They knew he had been a Japanese POW... We...

I was so thrilled to find your book and site. My grandfather, C. J. Jessep passed away 30 years ago this year when I was 11 and I have...

Retired Lt Colonel Peter Winstanley travelled throughout Australia to interview former Far East prisoners of war. He was fortunate to...

Retired Lt Colonel Peter Winstanley travelled throughout Australia to interview former Far East prisoners of war. He was fortunate to...

Retired Lt Colonel Peter Winstanley travelled throughout Australia to interview former Far East prisoners of war. He was fortunate to...

(Originally published by Military History magazine. Published Online: June 12, 2006) At 12:30 p.m. on April 9, 1942, Brigadier General...