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Why was the Thai Burma Railway constructed?
The Thai Burma Railway was built by the Empire of Japan in 1943, to support its forces in the Burma campaign of World War II. Forced labor was used in its construction. About 180,000 Asian civilian laborers and 60,000 Allied prisoners of war worked on the railway. Over 90,000 civilians and 12,399 Allied POW's died as a direct result of the project.
China-Burma railway?
China-Burma railway
Where and why were most Australian POWs killed?
Most died from disease, injuries and malnutrition; the greatest number died on the Thai-Burma railway and its aftermath.
What was Sir Edward Weary Dunlop's role?
He was the doctor for the prisoners of war working for the Japanese on a section of the Thai-Burma railway.
What is Sir Edward Dunlop role?
He was the senior medical officer for the Australian prisoners of war working on a section of the Thai-Burma railway for the Japanese.
How many people had to build the Thai Burma railway?
The Thai-Burma Railway, constructed during World War II, involved approximately 250,000 laborers. This workforce included around 61,000 Allied prisoners of war and a large number of local Asian laborers, including Thai, Burmese, Malayan, and Indonesian individuals. The harsh conditions, forced labor, and disease led to a significant loss of life during its construction.
When was the Burma railway finished?
the Burma Railway is a railway 415 km (280 miles) long railway stretching between Thailand and Burma.
What did Weary Dunlop do?
He was medical officer for the prisoner of war troops worked on a section of the Thai-Burma railway, and played a strong role looking after their welfare, often taking beating from the Japanese guards in the process.
What was weary famous for?
Colonel Sir Earnest Edward "Weary" Dunlop was a surgeon who was captured in Singapore in 1942 and had a well respected role in looking after his fellow prisoners of war in the Japanese building of the Thai-Burma railway.
Thai Music is a fusion of music from what other countries?
China, Japan, Burma and India
How many Australians worked on the Burma-Thailand railway?
There were estimated 13,000 workers of Australia on the Thailand to burma railroad!! But again that juat an estimation! There could have been more!
Why did the Japanese build the burma railway?
So that the Japanese could build their army up in Burma and eventually conquer Asia. The original route which the Japanese took was long and took too much time, it also opened them up to attacks from the Allied forces. The Burma railway originally was going to be built by Burma and Moulmein but they abandoned this idea when the second world war broke out, the Japanese just took over the plan.
