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His name lived forever
If you are a lover of military history, or just a fan of old war movies, a visit to Kanchanaburi is absolutely necessary during the next Bangkok visit Thailand.
Located about one and a half hours outside the city of Bangkok, the bridge over the river Kwae (no Kwai) is still working. Repaired after Allied bombers destroyed (unlike the film representation), you can still ride a steam locomotive and see what is now known as the Death Railway.
Currently, more than 100,000 Asian laborers and 12,000 enlisted POWs died while construction of a bridge for the Japanese army would connect Thailand to Burma (now Myanmar).
After traveling on the train and wonder of how a train could have been carved in the mountains of Thailand using only rudimentary tools, you have to visit the Museum Jeath.
You can I think you mistype DEATH, but Jeath is correct - is an acronym for Japan, England, Australia, Thailand and Holland - the five nations that lived and died in the 'Death Railway.
The museum has been built to resemble a prisoner of war barracks and many artifacts on display. There are also drawings by some of the prisoners. No matter what country you come from, it will not be able to walk outside this building unshakable.
A short walk takes you to the military cemetery in honor of the deceased during his detention. Monuments to war dead adorn the grounds thoroughly. The Thai people take Very Good care landscaping the area by hand.
Many of the dead POWs were returned to their country of origin, but there are many graves marked by simple headstones. For most of the brave soldiers, young people, all that remains is his name, rank, service number and the country. To let it all sink in, take time walking each row and read all the names. These heroes need to be reminded.
If you saw the movie, The Bridge on the River Kwai, starring Alec Guinness, you can see many differences when you visit. The film is a classic, but is full of fallacies. The prisoners of war did not blow up the bridge, but did their best to delay the construction of this and sabotaged the work on the road.
The senior commander in the field real, LTC Philip Toosey was not a collaborator enemy as shown in the film. He encouraged his men to do everything possible to ensure that the bridge was not completed on time. This included collecting ants erode white wooden structures and concrete incorrectly.
In fact, there were two bridges. A wooden structure was erected temporary and permanent steel and concrete bridge was built. Both bridges were destroyed by Allied bombers and the steel bridge was repaired and is still operating today.
Make a visit and pay their respects to some very brave men who lived and died in a real hell. Never forget your visit to the museum Jeath and the bridge over the River Kwae.