Under the Poached Egg

'Java, a most beautiful and enchanting island, witnessed unspeakable horrors against both man and beast during the Japanese military occupation, 1942¿45.' Ronald Williams, 1946. This is the story of Welsh artilleryman (77th HAA Regiment) and writer, the late Lieutenant Ronald Williams, held as a prisoner of war in Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies from 1942-45. Compiled by Frank Williams, son of Ronald, this true account details the alternating horror and banality of daily life ¿ and...
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'Java, a most beautiful and enchanting island, witnessed unspeakable horrors against both man and beast during the Japanese military occupation, 1942¿45.' Ronald Williams, 1946. This is the story of Welsh artilleryman (77th HAA Regiment) and writer, the late Lieutenant Ronald Williams, held as a prisoner of war in Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies from 1942-45. Compiled by Frank Williams, son of Ronald, this true account details the alternating horror and banality of daily life ¿ and the humour that helped the men survive the daily beatings, deprivation and death. Including cartoons, poems and other writings hidden from the guards during the years in captivity, Ronald Williams¿ journal provides a unique and fascinating insight into the experiences of those men whose courage and fortitude was tested to the limits under the hot tropical sun.