A War Story

Why Watch

• See how the British underestimated the Japanese forces in 1942.
• Meet Ben Wheeler, a doctor who survived the POW camps.
• Find out what life was like for prisoners in Japanese camps.
• Discover the emotional impact of war on families decades later.

Did You Know

• Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942, leading to the capture of over 120,000 British subjects.
• Ben Wheeler, the narrator's father, was among the first prisoners taken after the fall of Singapore.
• The narrator attended a reunion in 1978 to connect with men who knew their father during the war.
• Prisoners were transported in cattle boats, with 300 men crammed into the holds.
• The narrator did not read their father's diary until they were almost 30 years old.

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