Solving the Death March route jigsaw
Published on: Sunday, October 23, 2016
Kota Kinabalu: Many may find it hard to believe, but thanks to their longevity and by a stroke of sheer luck, we now have two people with still vivid memories of the infamous Sandakan-Ranau Death March of 1945 where 1,041 Aussie and British prisoners-of-war died and only six survived.Some 70 years after it happened, Daily Express managed to track down two Dusuns who were engaged by Japanese troops to clear a jungle trail for the marchers.Their discovery could not have come at a more appropriate moment following a raging dispute between two Australian historians over the exact route the mid track section of the march took.
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Dr Kevin Smith insists an alternate route went into Kg Miruru via the Liwagu Valley but famed author Lynette Silver dismissed that outright.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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