The War Diaries of "Weary" Dunlop

Sir Ernest Edward “Weary” Dunlop is an Australian Surgeon who was and still is highly respected in Australia and other parts of the world where there is knowledge of his work as a surgeon and Lieutenant Colonel on the Thai Death Railway during World War two.

In acts of bravery that were beyond the call of duty, he stood up to his Japanese captors and along with a disciplined but fair attitude to those under his charge, it meant that mortality rates among the Australian troops were lower than other Commonwealth countries.
These diaries were written under great danger and their survival is beyond useful for historians, scholars etc to understand the horrific conditions that the prisoners of war suffered.

The vast majority of entries are dry in detail as to the daily life in the POW camps and on the railway. They can be tough reads. Be that as it may they are written entry of daily events that left one wondering the guts and courage of the POWs and also the sheer cruelty of the Japanese.

An historical document of high importance.