Against The Rising Sun – Jeff Steel

‘Attention!’ shouted the corporal to reinforce to all ranks – very clearly – that military discipline was very much alive. It was now more important than ever to emphasise that the Australian 8th Division was still in existence, at least in spirit. ‘At ease, everybody,’ said Captain Mann. ‘It is my duty to tell you that we will take part in a special parade for the Japs tomorrow. All prisoners have to line up along the streets in Singapore for high-ranking Jap officers to drive along and review us.’

‘You mean that bastards want to gloat, sir?’ ‘Couldn’t put it better myself. The adjutant will be issuing orders as to where we are to line up, but each man is to be in good order, shaved and to wear a shirt and find some headgear from somewhere. You’ve still got your helmets, wear those. Also, we want to show the little yellow bastards that we are not downhearted.

The Colonel says for every man to remember that we are Australian.’ This order was of some significance. Already the men were going around unshaven and in shorts and boots only. Discipline was slipping a little, and that had to improve. Captain Mann continued. ‘When the line of Japanese cars approaches you are to stand to attention. An officer will give the first salute, when he does so, other ranks will salute.

I expect there will be some Jap soldiers around so if anyone thinks of giving rude signs, don’t. They will probably beat you up, if not bayonet you. Any questions? That man …’ ‘Do we take water and rations sir?’ ‘Good question, yes, you’d better have them but put them out of sight when the Japs are coming.’ ‘This isn’t some ruse to get us all together and then shoot the lot of us is it sir?’

‘Not as far as we know. From what the Colonel has said they just want to gloat.

This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission. All inquiries should be made to the publishers. Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd PO Box 303, Newport, NSW 2106, Australia Phone: 1300 364 611 Fax: (61 2) 9918 2396 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bigskypublishing.com.au Title: Against the Rising Sun ISBN: 9781923514294 1kitap1.com/en 1kitap1.com/en CONTENTS Chapter 1: Ross’s Run Chapter 2: Don Earns His Slouch Hat Chapter 3 : Days of Gold Chapter 4: The God of Operations Chapter 5: ‘These are Tough Boys’ Chapter 6 : Don Arrives at Johore Bahru Chapter 7: Don Takes a Rickshaw Ride Chapter 8: SEAVIEW Chapter 9: RAFFLES Chapter 10 : Mengkibol to Yong Peng Chapter 11 : Gemencheh Bridge and Back to Johore Bahru Chapter 12 : Singapore: The Beginning of the End Chapter 13: Singapore: The Death Agonies Chapter 14: Changi (Selarang Barracks) Chapter 15: The Gloat Parade Chapter 16: Sook Ching Chapter 17: Selarang Barracks Incident Chapter 18: The Hell Ship Chapter 19: Australia Waits and Hopes Chapter 20: Kōbe e yōkoso (Welcome to Kobe) Chapter 21: 458 Days at the Kawasaki Branch Prison Camp Chapter 22: Target for Tonight, Kobe Chapter 23: The Night of Hellfire Chapter 24: 82 Days at Aso Yoshikuma Mine Chapter 25: Doc Chapter 26: Don Goes Sight Seeing Chapter 27: Ross’s Run Chapter 28: What Came After Appendix 1 : Kawasaki Shipyards: The Men who Died Appendix 2 : Acknowledgements Appendix 3 : Select Bibliography About the Author 1kitap1.com/en There must be no thought of saving the troops or sparing the population.

The battle must be fought to the bitter end at all costs … Commanders and senior officers should die with their troops … Winston Churchill: signal to General Sir Archibald Wavell, 10 February 1942 1kitap1.com/en CHAPTER 1 Ross’s Run On 29 September 1945, a day of infamy in Australia, the football grand final took place.

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