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ndani kyema, My Story - Ray Moore 47
behind the Chinese grave mounds. To us they were instant hero’s. They were
carried by some of the men on their shoulders into the camp. They walked past the
Japanese guards and soon took charge and had things sorted out peacefully with the
Japanese. They were known as the Duck Team, and from now on they were in
charge, and we were prisoners no longer. We were free.
There is a frightening bit of background information to this part of the story which
became obvious when these documents below were found in the hands of the
Japanese.
The “kill” document was issued in August 1944, about a year before the end of the
war, but probably when the Japanese were realising that they were not going to win
this war. The second “flee” document was issued two or three days after our camp
had been liberated.
behind the Chinese grave mounds. To us they were instant hero’s. They were
carried by some of the men on their shoulders into the camp. They walked past the
Japanese guards and soon took charge and had things sorted out peacefully with the
Japanese. They were known as the Duck Team, and from now on they were in
charge, and we were prisoners no longer. We were free.
There is a frightening bit of background information to this part of the story which
became obvious when these documents below were found in the hands of the
Japanese.
The “kill” document was issued in August 1944, about a year before the end of the
war, but probably when the Japanese were realising that they were not going to win
this war. The second “flee” document was issued two or three days after our camp
had been liberated.
