Explore Lynette Silver’s research into Sandakan, the death marches, prisoners of war, memorials and community projects.
OverviewAustralian history and Australians at war in the Far East have been the passion of Sydney-based author Lynette Ramsay Silver for more than 30…Sandakan Death MarchesThe Sandakan-Ranau death marches What are the Death Marches? Try to imagine this. It is late May 1945. Clad only in ragged loin-cloths, over…Following The Death March RouteOnce World War 2 was over, the section of the death march track cut from the existing bridle track at Mile 42, near Sandakan,…Sandakan Memorial ParkLynette Silver, who began assisting the Office of Australian War Graves (OAWG) with the development of the Sandakan Memorial Park in1995, has been involved…Sandakan Memorial WindowsStage 1 of a private project, to make and install stained glass windows in the historic church of St Michael and All Angels in…Sandakan Friendship WindowsThe beautiful Friendship Windows, Stage 2 of The Sandakan Memorial Windows Project, were unveiled and dedicated at a most uplifting ceremony on Anzac Eve…St Michael’s ‘other’ stained glass artistThe rather dark and forbidding east window in Sandakan’s St Michael’s Church, Sabah, with a warlike St Michael the Archangel as the central figure,…Sandakan Memorial Scholarship TrustThis is a Trust established in 2005 by the Trustees of the Sandakan Memorial Windows, to enable promising students from remote Kadazandusun villages in Sabah’s interior…Ranau: Last Camp MemorialSandakan-Ranau POW Death Marches POWs and The Last Camp In late June 1945, six emaciated Allied prisoners of war, held in a remote jungle…Quailey’s Hill MemorialHistorical background:Private Allan QuaileyAllan Quailey, an Australian soldier, became a prisoner of war when Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942.In July…Paginatan Historic MarkerAt Paginatan, situated on the death march track 26 miles (40 kms) from Ranau, the POW Route sign erected by the Sabah Tourism Board…Community ProjectsExplore this section of Lynette Silver’s historical research and work.Prisoners of WarExplore this section of Lynette Silver’s historical research and work.Research LinksWar Graves : Information : RSL National HQ COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION BENEFITS AVAILABLE While the direct responsibility of the Commission is confined to war…