{"id":1628,"date":"2018-04-27T18:12:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T11:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2018-05-23T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T07:30:10","slug":"wandering-hellfire-pass-kanchanaburi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2018\/04\/27\/wandering-hellfire-pass-kanchanaburi\/","title":{"rendered":"Wandering Hellfire Pass, Kanchanaburi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel-pane pane-node-content\">\n<div class=\"field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field__items\">\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p>Hellfire Pass is a cutting built for the Thai-Burma railway, by Prisoners of War (POW&#8217;s) for the Japanese in 1942-43. In the previous post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2018\/04\/visit-to-river-kwai-kanchanaburi.html\/\">Visit to River Kwai, <\/a>\u00a0we saw how the area became a popular tourist attraction immortalised through the film Bridge over the River Kwai.<\/p>\n<p>We visited the biggest site of war graves at Kanchanaburi north of Bangkok, Thailand and started to learn more details about the horrific suffering of those involved in building the railway. A feat previously dismissed as impossible by the British.<\/p>\n<p>The Thai &#8211; Burma railway was needed to supply the Japanese forces in Burma as the Japanese naval strength had been depleted and the overland route was felt to be preferable than the sea routes.<\/p>\n<p>The railway was constructed by units working on its entire 415 km length, but it was an area called <strong>Hellfire Pass<\/strong> that came to symbolise the height of the horror.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1635\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6-1024x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-6.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Japanese needed to finish as quickly as possible and decided to use more than 60,000 Allied prisoners mostly British, Australian and Dutch for the work, when it was proving difficult to complete to their timescales, they added a further 200,000 Asian labourers.<\/p>\n<p>Because 13,000 of the prisoners were from Australia the area holds special significance to\u00a0 Australians and Hellfire pass a deep cutting outside of the town of Kanchanaburi is especially significant. in the early 1940&#8217;s it was here that many of the POW&#8217;s were housed, the tricky geographical area gave rises to bridges and embankments.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1636\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2-1024x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass2.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The area fell to the jungle after the war but It was reclaimed in the 1980&#8217;s and the Australian Government built the Hellfire Pass Memorial Museum in 1988 and the area is now a popular memorial spot for all nationalities.<\/p>\n<p>It is of particular significance for Australians on Anzac Day, and the Dawn Service and other events draw visitors from across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>You can take a walk along the paths and imagine the horrors of working impossibly long hours in the tropical humid conditions, where tropical disease was rife, the POWs were starved of food and adequate medical supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Over 12 000 POWs, including more than 2700 Australians, died. The number of Asian\u00a0<em>r\u014dmusha<\/em>dead workers is not known but it was probably up to 90 000.<\/p>\n<p>Now it is a tranquil area of reflection, it is a beautiful landscape which hides the horrors of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1633\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12-1024x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Hellfirepass12.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"field__item even\">\n<p>\u00a0When you walk through Hellfire pass and remember that this was totally man-made, you can gain some appreciation given the huge size of the cutting. We are sweating like mad just walking through&#8230; The POW&#8217;s worked in torrid conditions, their bravery and courage is remembered and the site is dotted with handwritten notes, flags, and mementos, one that stands out is a small koala&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4-1024x1024.jpg?resize=700%2C700&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?resize=230%2C230&amp;ssl=1 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/River-Kwai-4.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Our Kanchanaburi trip was a somber one, it brought\u00a0home the tragedies of war, the human stories stay with you, from the gravestones of the fallen to reading about specific Prisoners\u00a0of War such as Weary Dunlop a surgeon who was legendary for his care of the POW&#8217;s. He has come to symbolise\u00a0the self-sacrifice and courage of those in Kanchanaburi.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>This area of Thailand is not to be missed. Lest we forget.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LWW_Logo-2.png?resize=350%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LWW_Logo-2.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LWW_Logo-2.png?resize=300%2C86&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Linking with thanks to the hosts at <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.co.uk\/\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>W is for Wandering Hellfire Pass, Kanchanaburi and part of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Blogging from A to Z April (2018)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Challenge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1nd9634nZWf1FmHFZ6ofKxBiIwGPWqkct9T9H5ugDQBA\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0to see the list of all participants!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks so much to the organisers<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/W.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hellfire Pass is a cutting built for the Thai-Burma railway, by Prisoners of War (POW&#8217;s) for the Japanese in 1942-43. 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