Uncle Den, my mothers brother, was taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore, and was in Changi Camp and then in Japan until the VJ day. He made a full recovery, married, and picked his life up, and was killed about 4 years later in a moterbike accident. Kismet.
He would never talk about his experiences, at least to youngsters like I was then.
There used to be a section in my local library of 'Personal War Narratives." In these PC days I doubt you'll find one in the western world now.