By K. Tamayama
The japanese railway infantrymen, who outfitted the infamous Burma-Thailand railway in 1942-43, earned an unenviable recognition for brutality, yet they've got now not hitherto instructed their very own tale. this is often the 1st e-book to convey to gentle the tales of the warriors of the Emperor, who labored with 55,200 British, Australian and Dutch prisoners of conflict within the building of the 415 kilometre railway.
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Two C56 engines used on the railway are on display, one near the bridge at Tamarkan, Kanchanaburi, and another two kilometres north of Namtok. General description of the Burma–Thailand Railway14 The Burma–Thailand Railway was completed in October 1943, and transported up to 500 tons of cargo and passengers a day during the war. The railway connected the railway systems of Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand (Siam) at Thanbyuzayat and Nong Pladuk, and so provided a direct route to Moulmein from Bangkok and Indo-China.
We lived in a tight space. As our deck was divided into three layers, we could not stand upright and walked with our body bending low. Three of us slept on a straw mat, where we could not move even an inch. We were given about 2 pints of water per day. We could just wipe our faces, without any chance of taking a bath. This was originally the barracks for 2nd Railway Regiment and men of 5th Regiment were trained here before they moved to South China. 1B Barracks of 5th Railway Regiment (plan) 30 Railwaymen in the War cannot afford to keep you useless.
In January 1947, a total of 267 men of the regiment including all officers were imprisoned in Rangoon. But most were released by the end of June. The regiment, along with the 4th Battalion of the 5th Regiment, was repatriated on 8 August 1947, when both the 5th and 9th Railway Regiments were officially disbanded. Most men belonging to the 4th and 5th Special JNR Units had been repatriated by May 1946. Those surrendered to the Allies in south-east Asia were referred to as ‘Japanese Surrendered Personnel’ or JSP, and it was decided that Japanese military organization should be maintained, under the command of the Allied forces.