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Mr Durant recalls that higher pay led many young people to join the army when the war broke out in 1939.

Canadians heading for Jamaica for garrison duty heard some disturbing propaganda on the radio.

Mr. Durant talks about the conditions on the Awatea, the ship that took them to Hong Kong.

Mr. Durant talks about the meals on the voyage to Hong Kong.

Mr. Durant talks about Christmas day and the events that followed after putting up the white flag.

Mr. Durant talks about his first march as a prisoner and tells a story of the treatment they were subjected to.

Weak from working in Japan, Mr. Durant passed out and fell into a pit.

Some of the diseases that were present during captivity and the importance of vitamins.