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SUMMARY:1000 Days On The River Kwai
DESCRIPTION:In conversation with Patricia Davies and Jean Argles… \nTwo remarkable sisters\, now in their nineties\, recall their father Colonel Cary Owtram OBE and his fascinating secret war diary – published 2017 as ‘1000 Days On The River Kwai’– kept hidden while British Camp Commandant of the Japanese POW camp Chungkai. \nPatricia (now 95)\, a former BBC producer\, and her sister Jean (92)\, who were both involved in codebreaking during the war\, are joined by historian Simon Robinson\, who interviews them about their memories of the war\, their father’s experiences at the hands of the Japanese\, and his efforts to protect the 8000 POWs in his charge. \nJean was a code and cipher officer with the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry and S.O.E serving in Egypt and Italy. Patricia served as a Special Duties (Linguist) ‘Y’ in the WRNS intercepting German warships\, Naval bases\, E-boat radio traffic and Enigma code for Bletchley Park.
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LOCATION:Army & Navy Club\, 36-39 Pall Mall\, London\, England\, SW1Y 5JN\, United Kingdom
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