LEST WE FORGET - TODAY 73 YEARS AGO

[Peter Laidler]

Said many times on this forum. When I was in Australia (and NZ too), all/most of the blokes who worked in our camps, the boilermen, groundsmen, maintenance workers, firemen, storemen etc etc....., you know the sort of blokes, were ex POW's and had blazer badges with the FEPOW logo. Being a singlie (a single bloke) and living in, I got to know those that worked in our workshops. What they used to say about them was horrendous beyond words. The general Australian and NZ population of the mid 60's was one of total hatred.

One day I'll mention the tree planting ceremony..............

Maybe Cinders can remind me about an incident with Japanese POW's at Cowra and how they repaid the kindness shown to them.