Burma Thailand Railway Memorial Association | Remembering the sufferings of POW's on the Burma Railway.

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Notices

Season’s Best Wishes from the BTRMADecember 23, 2017

The committee and supporters of the Burma Thailand Railway Memorial Association wish all of you a safe and happy Christmas ... more
Annual ex-Prisoner of War Memorial Service in Kings ParkJuly 26, 2017

The memorial service conducted by the Mount Lawley Senior High School was held at the Ex-POW Memorial, May Drive, Kings ... more
2017 Quiet Lion Tour ReportJune 22, 2017

2017 Quiet Lion Tour Report The annual pilgrimage to the River Kwai took place from Monday the 17th of April ... more

We are an organisation run by volunteers, including surviving ex prisoners of war (POW) of the Japanese during World War II who worked on the Burma-Thailand railway, with the following objectives:

To perpetuate the memory of the privations and sacrifices of Australian and Allied prisoners of war and the selfless dedication of the medical personnel during the construction of the Burma Thailand Railway by informing current and future generations through all forms of education and particularly with the Annual Quiet Lion Tours to the Burma Thai Railway; the River Kwai; the Three Pagoda Pass; Anzac Day at "Hellfire Pass" and Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.

OFFICE BEARERS OF BTRMA 2016-2017

CHAIRMAN/ ENQUIRY RESEARCH	ERIC WILSON APM OAM
SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN / NEWSLETTER EDITOR /TOUR ORGANISER	IAN HOLDING
VICE CHAIRMAN	NEIL MacPHERSON OAM
SECRETARY/ TREASURER / MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR	KRISHNA VANDERWEIDE
WEBSITE LIAISON / NEWSLETTER COMPILER	ELIZABETH BRENNAN
SPECIAL RESEARCH	PETER WINSTANLY OAM RFD
COUNTRY LIAISON OFFICER/TOUR LEADER	DAVID PIESSE
(PAST CHAIRMAN and PAST SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN)	HUGH WARDEN
PAST TREASURER	ARTHUR ANTSIS
TOUR DUTIES	ALAN MacPHERSON

EX OFFICIO COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT

KEN BLADEN OA (Past Chairman)

ADVISERS

STEPHANIE BLADEN.

LIFE MEMBERS

NEIL MACPHERSON OAM,KEN BLADEN OA, HUGH WARDEN.

DECEASED LIFE MEMBERS

KEITH FLANAGAN OAM, BILL HASKELL OAM, JIM ALLPIKE, KEN WOOD, PHILLIP BEILBY, ERNIE REDMAN, GEORGE WISEMAN, WALLY HOLDING OAM , BILL MONKS, GORDON ROBERTS, CHARLIE CHAPPLE, JACK BOON, MILTON FAIRCLOUGH OAM, ERIC ROEDIGER AND JACK THORPE OAM.