There are several people living near me who were "guests" of the Japanese from 1942 on. One man was ordered (with 400 others) to advance across a golf course, towards the jungle full of snipers, 4 of them made it. Later the same bloke was in a camp with 400 prisoners, Beri-Beri struck and again he was one of 4 left alive.He always rode a motorbike, and when he couldn't find a British bike to buy he was persuaded to try a Japanese one,he was so impressed he wouldn't ride anything else. Another man from this village refused to talk to his son untill he sold the Japanese car he had. Takes all sorts. Some never recovered, some never will.

Shame they didn't even receive their soldiers pay as the government said they should ask the Japanese, now that they are finally getting compensation, one old soldier is using the money to pay for an operation he's had to wait a year for on the NHS.

Shame on shame

cheers

bill