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FEPOW Remembrance Day

This site has been set up to promote August 15th as a day of remembrance for all those who were held as Japanese Prisoners of War during World War II, whatever nationality, colour or religion, whether service personnel, civilian or romusha.

Newspaper Article - Harlow Star

Disgraceful

War veteran Alan Smith survived the horrors of the Japanese POW camps. He wanted to pay his respects to those who did not return. But then Harlow Council told the town's Far East Prisoner of War Association to postpone its annual VJ Day remembrance service. The reason? So workmen could paint some white lines in a car park

full report

Tribute at Kanchanaburi

Images supplied courtesy of Michael Nellis

Mike Nellis and Keith Andrews made the trip to Thailand in November 2007, both part of the FEPOW Family, they laid a wreath on the Families behalf.

Mike has sent in a report on their trip and well worth a read:-

Trip to Thailand - November 2007

 FEPOW Day Group - Join the group to help establish FEPOW Day

 FEPOW Thoughts

 FEPOW Day Group

 Gatherings - Great Yarmouth Fepow Memorial, Glasgow and USA

 FAQs - Frequenty Asked Questions

 Poems and Verse - By FEPOWs and their families

 Support - Sign the web petition to make others aware with the draft letter

 E-Petition

 Pins

 Printable Form

 Participants

 Draft Letter

 Email

FEPOW Day Appeal
by
Win Rainer
(Wife of a Fepow)

I am so pleased that the FEPOW themselves are responding to the FEPOW Remembrance Day.

The coming together of these courageous men, can only add to that feeling of belonging. The much needed peace where memories are as strong as if it were only yesterday BLESS THEM!! And may they now find tranquillity.

My Very Best Wishes to each and every one of them

To you all in high command I appeal

A remembrance day for the FEPOW to seal

For those gallant men who didn’t return

The atrocities of war, they were to learn

Young lads who hadn’t left home before

Knew nothing of the tragedy that was in store

Valiantly! They stood their backs against the wall

Knowing only cruelty before they were to fall

Grant them their recognition !

It’s their right after all.

 May their memory live on and remain with us forever.

Win Rainer - (Wife of a Fepow)

 Have signed the Fepow Day Petition

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(Started 30th April)