Ezine article - Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine

Analysis of article by Matthew Abbott entitled Dad and the Burma Railway: It changed his life and mine. The article examines the experiences of the writers father, Bruce Abbott as a Prisoner of War constructing the Thailand-Burma Railway and the lasting physical and mental impact these experiences had on him and his son. Great lead-in to a discussion of intergenerational trauma and ways in which society finds to recognise and express feelings relating to this trauma (e.g. Anzac Day, memorials, museums, inclusion in school syllabuses, etc.). This resource is part of a unit of work for Stage 5 NSW History Syllabus for the National Curriculum. Core Study 3: Australians at War - World War II.