Hellfire Pass anniversary brings tears to new generation

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Updated October 21, 2009 12:51:13

This month marks a dark milestone for Australian and other prisoners of war involved in building the "death" railway between Thailand and Burma during the second World War. It was at this time 66 years ago that the project was completed, allowing the Japanese to move supplies freely through the territories it held across South East Asia.

Presenter: Karen Percy, South East Asia correspondent
Speakers: Bill Slape, Manager of Hellfire Memorial museum, John & Angela Hennah, visitors to the Hellfire museum

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