Another River Kwai kwiz
January 2nd, 2009 From
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>From: Peter Sinfield
>Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 07:48:38 cst
>Subject: Re: Another River Kwai kwiz
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>Gordon Hogg wrote re: Jane’s:
>
> >On the 1942 title page in parentheses are the words “issued June,
> >1943″; on that of 1943-4 I find “corrected to July, 1944”, and 1944-5
> >shows “corrected to April, 1945.”
> >
>
>indicating that both the “1944” editions were at least compiled (if not
>actually published) before war’s end.
>
>I have deleted Mike’s original post, but IIRC it suggested Jane’s only
>contained the barest details – 28 February 1942″ (in fact, very early
>in the morning of 1 Mar 42). I’m surprised that the location – Bantam
>Bay, Java – is not also given; surely even wartime censorship wouldn’t
>be concerned about events three years earlier? In any case, the minimal
>detail would be consistent with the report of eyewitnesses not actually
>aboard – ie, Bancroft (and no doubt the other PERTH survivors picked up
>after the sinking of RAKUYO MARU), as quoted in my post yesterday.
>
>Peter
>
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>Peter Sinfield
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>email: sinfip@anao.gov.au
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