Remembering prisoners in lesser-known WWII tragedy

Heartfelt: Donald Monro, guest speaker at this year’s Sandakan Memorial Service pays tribute to his father who died as a prisoner of war. Photo: STEVE WOMERSLEY

A MEMORIAL service for prisoners of war who died on death marches in the Borneo jungle during the Second World War was held in Strathdale on Sunday.

The hour-long Sandakan Memorial Service consisted of several tributes including by guest speaker Donald Monro, as well as the laying of wreaths and flowers by local groups.

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