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This is the gripping story of Captain Hugh Pilkington's disastrous Malaya campaign during World War II, in which he was shot by a Japanese sniper, became a prisoner of war (POW) while hospitalized in Singapore, then - with only one good arm - was packed off to work on the Thai-Burma Death Railway. This account is uniquely different because Pilkington survived the heinous Alexandra Hospital Massacre of February 1942. It is also the only known account of POWs travelling north by train to work camps along the Death Railway (most others were forced to marched up to 300 km). Pilkington's memoirs - included in this book - were completed in October 1945 while on a POW repatriation ship, providing a raw, unfiltered, surprisingly dispassionate voice, undistorted by time. Additionally, travel writer Stu Lloyd along with the captain's son, Paul, retrace Pilkington's steps to uncover his past as a rubber planter and soldier, and find out what the locals today make of that period they know largely as 'Japan time.' Stu and Paul document Pilkington's journey to Hellfire Pass, choosing to live on POW rations while making the trip (breakfast = 1 pint of rice, 1 teaspoon of sugar; lunch = one pint of rice, 1 square inch of fish; dinner = pint and a half of rice with a sprinkle of green vegetable). They chose to take no change of clothes, no toothbrush, and a thin straw mat to use in the worst possible accommodation. It was an illuminating trip.

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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545}'Absolutely compelling.' -- John Kerr, Radio 2UE. 

'A very, very gripping story ...' -- Graham Mabury, Radio 6PR.

'The Digger's memoir is fast becoming one of the most popular books of the military genre and several clamour for attention. The Missing Years is one of the best ...' -- The Weekend Australian. 

'An amazing read ... a historical document, which Stu Lloyd has done a fantastic job on.' -- Simon Owens, Radio 3AW. 

'A very personal story that will get the hairs on the back of your neck standing up.' -- Australian Men's Fitness.

'A fascinating story ... a great book.' -- Reveille magazine. 

'A rollicking good read.  Gosh, what an incredible story.  How anyone survived that catalogue of disasters and lived to tell the tale beats me.' -- Julie Summers, author The Colonel of Tamarkan and A Stranger in the House. 

'A good and detailed account of the period. Pilkington had a good eye for detail. The power of the narrative is that it IS first hand. I read it pretty much in one go.' -- Lynette Ramsay Silver, author and military historian.

'A good and interesting read.   No doubt the Pilkington family will be pleased with the tribute to 'Pilk'. We'd like to buy two more copies for the TBRC library.' -- Terry Manttan, Thai Burma Railway Centre. 

'Your extremely interesting book puts an entirely different view of Changi and the railway than I had read previously. The views of victims of the Japanese are interesting.' -- Roy Finney, Military Vintage Rifle Club. 

'We are in the hands of a truly professional wordsmith ... I am lost for words.' -- Rear Admiral (ret'd) Ian Richards, Royal Australian Navy. 

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  • PublisherRosenberg Publishing
  • Publication date2009
  • ISBN 10 1877058777
  • ISBN 13 9781877058776
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