Non-volunteers (Indian troops who didn't join the INA) were sent to construction projects mainly in Papua New Guinea in the interregnum between the dissolution of the First INA (Mohan Singh's) and the formation of the Second INA (Netaji's). Earlier they had been protected by the INA troops but the Japanese took advantage of the uncertain situation. These Indian POWs were very badly treated by the Japanese and were liberated by Australian troops. British officers were in any case separated from their Indian troops from the beginning. Mandeep Bajwa Sent from my BlackBerry® on Reliance Mobile, India's No. 1 Network. Go for it! -----Original Message----- From: "karoo" <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 20:57:18 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] The Burma Siam Railway Hello I have just been watching on Cable TV, the 'true' story of the railway and bridge on the Kwai. Numbers of Personnel who perished British, American, Australian and Dutch were given but no mention was made of Indian troops of whom my uncle Lt. Keith Corbet was an officer. I have a vague memory of Keith telling of the atrocities committed on Indian troops many sent to Rabaul (?) where the inhuman treatment continued. Can anyone comment - please ? Good wishes Sally Stewart ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your offering Mandeep. It answers two questions (a) why was my uncle Lt. Keith Corbet not with his RIASC troops (b) what were Indian troops doing in Rabaul. Good wishes Sally Stewart >projects mainly in Papua New Guinea in the interregnum between the dissolution of the First INA (Mohan Singh's) and the formation of the Second INA (Netaji's). Earlier they had been protected by the INA troops but the Japanese took advantage of the uncertain situation. These Indian POWs were very badly treated by the Japanese and were liberated by Australian troops. British officers were in any case separated from their Indian troops from the beginning. Mandeep Bajwa <

The Indians were sent to Rabaul mainly in connection with the improvement of the airfield there. The mistreatment of the Indians by the Japanese was second to the mistreatment meted out by them to the Chinese. Cheers On 18 August 2010 17:20, karoo <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your offering Mandeep. It answers two questions (a) why was > my uncle Lt. Keith Corbet not with his RIASC troops (b) what were Indian > troops doing in Rabaul. > Good wishes > Sally Stewart > > >projects mainly in Papua New Guinea in the interregnum between the > dissolution of the First INA (Mohan Singh's) and the formation of the > Second > INA (Netaji's). Earlier they had been protected by the INA troops but the > Japanese took advantage of the uncertain situation. > > These Indian POWs were very badly treated by the Japanese and were > liberated > by Australian troops. British officers were in any case separated from > their > Indian troops from the beginning. > > Mandeep Bajwa < > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

G'day Mandeep, On 18/08/2010, at 8:56 PM, Mandeep Singh Bajwa wrote: > Non-volunteers (Indian troops who didn't join the INA) were sent to construction > projects mainly in Papua New Guinea I spent five years of my life on the island of Bougainville. I know that Indian troops were taken there by the Japanese. I also know that they were mistreated. See also... http://www.awm.gov.au/journal/j37/indians.asp There are, to my own knowledge, four memorials erected by the Japanese Veterans who were based on Bougainville in WWII. They have also set up schools and small Medical Posts To its shame the Government of Australia has not erected a single Memorial to the Australian troops who died on Bougainville in WWII. I have even complained to the Minister of Defence - all I got was a letter in reply. No Memorial. ooroo