Recently I met a survivor of HMAS Perth and my wife and I had afternoon tea at his home. I asked him what it was like on the last day of the war. It is just a curious question. He said they were in a camp just north of Singapore. He said that a lone Dakota flew over the prison camp and a single parachute decended. It was a Major from the British Army. He unclipped his parachute, pulled out his service revolver and advanced on a party of gaping Japanese guards. He said "Drop your weapons, you are all under arrest". They got his message and dropped them. Peter said that it was the bravest act he had ever witnessed and probably the bravest act of WW2. Wish we knew the name of that Major. I asked what happened next. He said they got together and disarmed the Japs and started to search the camp. They opened these sheds and found years of Red Cross parcels loaded with food and medicine. Anyone own a Toyota?
