Boon Pong – and other forgotten heroes
From Hillary Green, quite the expert on the Far Eastern POWs, Fepows.
Tucked into one of the books on Barry’s shelves about Far East POWs was a little photocopied leaflet of 1998, being re-issued for ‘X’mas 2000’. It starts:
I am one of the persons who had seen the event about the railway construction from Kanchanaburi to Myanmar during World War II when I was 19 years old, 1941. As a saleswoman at Khao Chon Kai (Chungkai) War-prisoner Camp.
page 1 of Lulu’s story
Her name was Lulu Na Wanglan and she tells her story, explaining that even after 50 years, ‘I dreamed of those war-prisoners before I started to wright.’. She supplied prisoners until she had ‘no more capital to trade or sale goods.’ At this point she was given some money, probably by the local underground, to continue supplying prisoners. She was suspected of spying by the Japanese and warned by Mr Bunpong (Boon Pong) in time to escape. The…
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Posted on March 28, 2015, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 28 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
Another excellent post.
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Thank you, Jacqui, I appreciate you saying so; you have so much more experience than I.
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Wünsche eine gute Osterwoche lieber Gruß Gislinde
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Thank you for giving me one, Gislinde!
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I thought that this obit from last Saturdays Sydney Morning Herald might interest you gp; another unsung hero from WWII, another captive of the Japanese. You might like to give hime a mention in your “Farewell Salutes” a man well worthy of the honour I do believe
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http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/dr-rowley-richards-dies-as-good-a-man-as-this-country-has-produced-20150327-1m8z8j.html
I forgot the link gp
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Outstanding story, I’ll have to make sure Hillary knows about the good doctor’s book too. I’ll go back and edit my Salutes in today’s post. Thank you Beari.
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I’ll answer when I check out the link – chuckle.
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Amazing story–heroes are everywhere.
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Yes, they are. So if we remember them they will always be here for us to emulate.
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Excellent article. I wasn’t aware of the dearth of information in history books about this part of the war.
I hope you don’t mind that I posted a link to your site on my Facebook page.
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I don’t mind at all, Will. All the men who fought for freedom deserve a day in the sun. Thank you.
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What a wonderful story. Thank you so much for giving me the chance to read it.
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The CBI story is rarely heard about and it does include so many of you fellow countrymen, John. I’m glad you took the time to read it as well.
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A real eye-opener!
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Thanks for coming by, Phil. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Amazing story.
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Thank you, Ann. I appreciate you taking the time.
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I have read this story somewhere before, there must have been many like Lulu, Millie and Boon Pong, unsung heroes and heroines whose selfless works saved many lives.
May history never forget these Angels of Compassion and Mercy.
Excellent post gp.
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Yes, Hillary did a great job, as always. Thank you for reading, Ian.
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Thanks so much for spreading the word about these men and women who deserve to be remembered.
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You know it’s my pleasure, Hillary. You are far more experienced in the CBI than I am – so why shouldn’t I pick the brain [and/or blog] of the expert?! Have a wonderful weekend.
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That is a wonderful story.
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Yes it is, Jacqui, and I thank you for taking the time out of your weekend and busy schedule to read it. Hillary did a great job!
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Enjoyed reading the whole story on her blog. So glad that he survived after being shot!
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Thank you so much, Kathy. Hillary is a far better historian in this field than I am, with a strong personal reason for it, so I’m very glad you enjoyed her articles.
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Yes, I did enjoy Hillary’s article, Everett, You are great also, Everett.
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I reblogged Hillary because of her expertise – there is no competition between us trying to keep the memories alive. I appreciate you reading her article!
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