The Pamphlet “Life as a Prisoner of War in Thailand”

Hope Robinson published her pamphlet “Life as a Prisoner of War in Thailand” on 29th November 1944. Early copies were duplicated on foolscap paper. The version on this page is a later version which was professionally type-set and printed as a folded pamphlet of four pages measuring 145 mm x 198 mm which is slightly smaller than modern A5 paper.

Life as a Prisoner of War in Thailand - Page 1

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Page 1 describes the early days of the POWs' imprisonment, the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru, the rescue of the POWs, and their return to Britain.