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All men back, all one big mistake / by W.A. (Bill) Bee.

Record no:

87979

Call no:

940.547 BEE

Author:

Bee, William Arthur

Publisher:

Carlisle, W.A.: Hesperian Press

Year:

1998

Description:

xiii, 143 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Perth (Cruiser);
World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese - Biography;
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, Western Australian;
World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations, Australian;
Prisoners of war - Asia, Southeastern;

Burma-Siam Railroad - History;
Sunda Strait (Indonesia), Battle of, 1942;

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Isbn:

0859052540

Notes:

Includes letter attached to front cover from the author to Vic [Cassells] who wrote about ship mascots. The letter describes Thelma Gale, the donor of the book, and her brother, Ken Taylor, who died aboard HMAS Sydney II. [see Recno.87993].
Dedication to Thelma Gale from the author "Buzzer" on Title page.

Type:

Book

Abstract:

Autobiography of a HMS Perth crew member who after the sinking of the Perth was captured and interred in a Japanese POW camp.

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Result	Links	Location	Library	Shelf no	Status	Year	Volume	Copy
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