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Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913 – June 2000) was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers on the Burma Railway. Edwards was the basis for the character "Joe Harman" in Nevil Shute's novel A Town Like Alice (1950; also known as The Legacy). The book was the basis for a film (1956; also known as The Rape of Malaya) and a television miniseries (1981). (en) |
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Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards, Photographed in civilian clothes during training with the Australian Army, in 1941. (en) |
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June 2000 (en) |
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Herbert James Edwards (en) |
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"Ringer" Edwards (en) |
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| rdfs:comment |
Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913 – June 2000) was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers on the Burma Railway. Edwards was the basis for the character "Joe Harman" in Nevil Shute's novel A Town Like Alice (1950; also known as The Legacy). The book was the basis for a film (1956; also known as The Rape of Malaya) and a television miniseries (1981). (en) |
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Ringer Edwards (en) |
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Herbert James Edwards (en) |
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"Ringer" Edwards (en) |
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