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Bridge on the River Kwai
Was watching the movie Bridge on the River Kwai and for the first time I noticed that the Japanese soldiers were carrying No 1 Enfields. I'm sure it was just a typical Hollywood, "Hey, we've got these rifles, will they do?"
For anyone who has never seen, it is still a great flick.
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Uhhhhhh, I think H-wood calls it "artistic license".
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It is conceivable that POW guards. not in the front line, may have been given captured SMLEs. After all, the Japs picked up quite a few when Singapore fell.
Steve
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Ron Searle's drawings done in captivity do indeed depict Japanese guards with Enfields in some cases.
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Aye, its the ultimate insult, being guarded with your own rifles.
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They captured so many Brens that they reprinted the Bren Infantry Training manual into their own language........... but left the drawings/sketches as British!
That what I call artistic licence!
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Thank you gentlemen.
Not to hijack my own thread, but, The American character (William Holden) mentions that he was on the USS Houston when it went down. I would love to see the same folks that did A Bridge too Far, Tora Tora Tora and Midway do the Battle of Sundra Strait, (I think that's the right one).
What a magnificent show of bravery, British, Aussies, Dutch, and Americans figiting together. Somewhere I have a copy of The Forgotten Fleet, that tells the story of that and other naval engagements early in the war.
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There is also the book, "The Battle of The Java Sea" which covers the mains sea battles in the area.
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From 1970 to 1972 I lived in Thailand and visited the "Bridge over the River Kwai" area. I thought you might enjoy some of the postcards I collected at the site.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...05/kwai6-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...05/kwai4-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...05/kwai3-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...05/kwai2-1.jpg
https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...05/kwai1-1.jpg
No pictures of Lee Enfields, but some genuine pictures showing the railroad on which so many Allied Servicemen gave their lives - Somehow it seems poignant on Memorial Day here in the USA.
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Thank you for the pics.
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