Name: Building the Death Railway (from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway) by Marlinspike
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: Japanese POW Fergus Anckorn describes building the Death Railway on the River Kwai

Private Fergus Anckorn talks about starvation on the Thai-Burma Death Railway 

Starvation (extract from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway)

Japanese POW Fergus Anckorn tells how he got extra food by magic. 

Magic Trick with Fish (from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway)

Japanese POW Fergus Anckorn describes building the Death Railway on the River Kwai 

Building the Death Railway (from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway)

Gunner Fergus Anckorn describes a shocking event in hospital. 

Hospital Massacre (extract from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway)

Crisis on WamPho Viaduct

Fergus Anckorn describes preparing the dead for burial. 

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Based in an old ship-building port on the south coast of England, we produce compelling documentary stories, beyond words alone, to awaken the ready imagination of the listener.

Building the Death Railway (from Long Ago and Far Away: Rediscovered Memories of the Death Railway)

Marlinspike

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