Index+No.+31+-+34

Name of members: // **Quek Yu Chern, Reiko Tan, Sim Jia Yi , Dylan Tan ** //

Task no. 1 : Journalist: "How did the Japanese come into Singapore when you were protecting Singapore?" British Soldier: "We thought they were coming by sea. In the end, they were actually coming by land! We were surprised. Later, they captured Singapore."

What has the people in the PoW camp had?
 * RESPONSE TO TASK ON 18 FEB**
 * 1. During the war, Mr Charles Simon... **
 * was a coolie.
 * **was treated as a criminal because the Japanese thought they should have comitted ritual suicide (aka hara-kiti).**
 * was a coward.
 * **he suffered ulcers on his arms, legs and hands.**
 * suffered from dysentery, malaria and beri-beri (sickness).
 * **had to cut bamboo while clearing the jungle and making their camp.**
 * was put into a cattle carriage with 34 other PoWs.
 * **had to do his ablutions inside that cattle carriage.**
 * beaten for no reason.
 * **was sent to places like Takanun, Chungkai and Banpong where he was ordered to lay the lines for the railway.**
 * had seen men who weighed about 82 kg going down to about 41 kg.
 * **slimmed down from about 60kg to 40kg.**