Weary Dunlop
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Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Dunlop in Bangkok, 1945
Dunlop with the victorious Bledisloe Wallabies, 1st Test v NZ 11 August 1934
A bronze statue of Edward Dunlop situated in the Domain Parklands, Melbourne
A bronze statue of Edward Dunlop at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 2nd of an edition of two by sculptor Peter Corlett, the other in the Domain Parklands in Melbourne. This statue "commemorates all Australian doctors and medical staff who served Australian prisoners of war in the Asia-Pacific region between 1939 and 1945." Conserved 1995, remounted 2010
Hellfire Pass
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Hellfire Pass, known locally as Chong Khao Kard and in Japanese as Konyu Cutting, is the name of a railway cutting on the former Burma Railway in Thailand, which was built with forced labour during Wo
Weary Dunlop
…1993. He had a state funeral held at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne which was attended by more than 20,000 people. Some of his ashes were scattered at Hellfire Pass in Thailand. 'Weary' Dunlop received many honours and awards throughout his life, including…
A portion of Hellfire Pass in 2023
The Australian memorial in the cutting
Hellfire Pass Interpretive Centre in 2023
Hellfire Pass memorial plaque