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Radio Somerset,6 mins

World War Two Singapore hospital massacres

Claire Carter on BBC Radio Somerset

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A book by Stuart Lloyd tells the story of events at Alexandra Hospital in February 1942. Japanese soldiers are believed to have killed as many as 300 patients and medics at the British Military Hospital. There were a small number of survivors, including Captain Richard Waller, whose son Rob lives at Hemington near Radstock. Claire Carter talks to Stuart and Rob about what happened. Image: Rob Waller

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