Arriving in Liverpool

[Lou Barron]

It is 69 years ago today that myself and another lot of ex pow*s sailed up the Mersey on the SS Monawai as we got near the pier head landing stage the six of us exMN guys was very near in tears .
There were thousands of people and bands playing flags flying it was a day that us guys would never forget .
The people were cheering and yelling as we the six of us MN guys was the last off the ship .It was a day to remember

[happy daze john in oz]

Lou I know from your stories that you went through some tough times under the Japanese.
But how do you survive when you are humiliated, half starved, beaten, under the constant threat of even worse conditions, and maybe death at the hands of your captors. Not knowing if you will ever get home againn or even survive mentaly?
No one who has not experienced what you have can have even the slightest concept of what you and so many others endured. Yet you did survive and made a good life for yourself and family. Your courage and fortitude are something to be greatly admired and respected.