The Boy From Bowen: Diary Of A Sandakan POW (2003) By Leslie Bunn Glover
 
In July 1942 Lt. Leslie Bunn Glover became one of over 1750 AIF soldiers held as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese Imperial Forces in Sandankan, Borneo, which had a 99.9% death rate.
 
In 'The boy from Bowen' Leslie shares his remarkable and personal story of how he survived the suffering and slavery under Japanese occupation.
 
A civilian after the war, Leslie, determined the make something of himself after almost four years of imprisonment, employed sheer hard work and determination to climb the ladder of success in his academic and business endeavours to eventually become the secretary and executive officer of the Australian Shipping Board, and a successful businessmen in his own companies.
 
Inscribed by the author.
 
A supplementary brochure on Sandakan Memorial Day 2015 is also attached.
 
Soft Cover
452 pages
In Fair to Good Condition