| Evidence: | 'After Lights Out, Bayley reads a poem - anonymous. "J'y suis, j'y reste" about the war in Malaya. It is good and comprehensive. I disagree with the part, which mentions rape and looting by our troops. I have never heard of rape by them, but looting - ye gods - they were past masters' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 7 May 1942 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Singapore specific address: Changi other location: prisoner of war camp |
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| Listener: | Thomas Kitching |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Mar 1890 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Chief surveyor in Colonial Service |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Malaysia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | anon. |
| Title: | J'y suis, J'y reste |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | reading group |
| Record ID: | 25267 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Tom Kitching | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Life and Death in Changi | |
| Place of Publication: | Perth | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 91 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi (Perth, 1998), p. 91, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25267, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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