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Thanks Pete that's very interesting

I think the worse one that Dad ever told us was the concrete that the bridge was made of had the body's of dead and dying soldiers put in them I was only about 10 when I heard that and Dad didn't even realise that he said it

You can see from this why so many of the P.O.W's from Japan kept their mouths shut it was swept under the carpet by the government

My Dad before going far east

Thank you for posting the clipping I have a few bits and pieces I shall put on here as I find them Jan

I hope I have these in order my Dad was my hero and I loved him dearly but its only been since he died in 2013 I have found out more

Thank you Lyn its 75 years next year on the 15th August we are trying to get the end of the war completely recognised, as VE day is. I didn't know quite where to put the thread Jan

Letters and telegrams and a list of camps Dad was in he was useful to the Japanese Military as he was a heavy goods mechanic and knew about loco,s

Have we on here, got any relatives of Far East Prisoner of war who belonged to the F.E.P.O.Ws Birmingham branch. Or who had a relative who served on Death Railway or "was a guest of the Emperor" I am trying to collate some History

My Uncle Albert Commander on a 500cc Vello at the back of Wellington Rd Handsworth

Handsworth Wood Lane the photos were taken in 1939 Dad was home on leave before he went Far East I think he is an old friend of Dads called Ted Ward Just found the Photo and it is Ted Ward and the bike is an Ariel 350 and Dad is on his Triumph tiger 250 cc

Dad and Mom did all their courting on a motorcycle and here are 2 pics of Dad and Mom with his bike and side car Tiger 100 and I can't work out the side car

I don't know when the photo was taken or where but the chap with the tash is my Grandpa Walter Gregory

Was the House that Jack Built I used to go in with my Gran and Mom it was wooden floored if my memory serves me well it had a rickety old ecscolater and a very strange smell Gran said if you can't get it here it won't be any where else. As I had an Uncle Jack he built this place I must have...

I loved going to town and standing hearing the starlings come in to roost on the buildings as it was getting dusk' this was always a memory of Christmas

You knew it was almost Christmas when you went to Lewis's to see Father Christmas and going into Woolies to get Christmas cards and decorations and new festoon bulbs for the tree lights

What great post cards the humour is a bit tongue in cheek but good all the same I have a small collection of ww2 post cards all military humour