Historical investigations, unresolved wartime stories, grave identifications and discoveries by Lynette Silver.
Lieutenant Aubrey ‘Jock’ Pringle and his tunicIn WW II, Lieutenant Aubrey Harold Pringle, known as ’Jock’, served in the Australian Imperial Force with the Australian 8 Division’s 2/18 Battalion in…The murder of Private Herman ReitherPrelude to murder In 1945, as the war in the Pacific drew towards its end, the greatest atrocity perpetrated against Australian POWs by the…The Route of the Sandakan Death MarchTHE SANDAKAN-RANAU DEATH MARCH TRACK AN INVESTIGATION The official documents used to compile this article are all held in Australian National Archives or the…THE REAL JAMES BONDThe identity of the ‘real’ James Bond, Secret Service Agent 007, has intrigued James Bond fans all around the world since 1952, when novelist…The Labuan Chimney. Solving the MysteryExplore this section of Lynette Silver’s historical research and work.Parit Sulong, West MalaysiaOn 4 September 2007, a memorial was unveiled at the tiny village of Parit Sulong, Malaya, to commemorate all those who died in The…Rimau Historic MarkerIn August 1943, a battered pre-war fishing vessel, now re-named Krait and flying Japanese colours, sailed to Singapore from Australia. On board was a…Fraudulent Military ServiceBesides research work undertaken for her books, Lynette Silver also investigates suspect claims made by various people in regard to war service. The list…Possible War GravesIn the course of her research, Lynette occasionally comes across information leading to the location of a previously unknown burial site. In 1993, she was invited by…Grave IdentificationsAs a direct result of her three decades of research work, Lynette has become a recognised expert in locating and identifying graves containing the…The Accordion ManOne such example was identifying an 'unknown' Australian prisoner of war. Released from a Japanese POW camp in Java in 1945, he had been…Thomas Robert BarnardThe Grave of Thomas Robert Barnard In November 2011, Lynette Silver and Tham Yau Kong journeyed to Lahad Datu, a coastal town on Darvel…