Ian Denys Peek Ian Denys Peek i(A73799 works by) (a.k.a. Denys Peek)
Born: Established:
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1960-1969
Heritage: British
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1 11 y separately published work icon One Fourteenth of an Elephant : A Memoir of Life and Death on the Burma-Thailand Railway Ian Denys Peek , Sydney : Pan Macmillan Australia , 2003 Z1021994 2003 single work autobiography

'A memoir of life and death on the Burma-Thailand Railway.

Four and a half days after being transported out of Singapore in a steel goods train in October 1942, prisoner of war Denys Peek found himself in Siam, and a part of the labour force destined for the project that was later to be known as the Thai-Burma death railway.

Together with his brother, Ron, and contingents from the Australian and British armies and Volunteer units, among others, Denys spent the duration of the war in over fifteen different work and 'hospital' camps on the railway where over 20,000 prisoners of war and uncounted slave labourers met their deaths. Told in the present tense, One Fourteenth of an Elephant is a haunting, evocative and deeply moving testimony to the suffering and the bravery of those who lived and died on the railway. Against a backdrop of inhumanity and brutality, the greatest examples of humanity and courage are thrown into stark relief, as the author takes us through a daily struggle for survival.

Told with clarity, passion and an incredible eye for detail and description, this is an utterly enthralling story and a classic in the making.' (Pan Macmillan)

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