Thai hero of the Death Railway

Boonpong Sirivejjabhandu, a Thai merchant who helped Australian and Allied POWs lives during the construction of the notorious Thai-Burma railway in Kanchanaburi.

คุณ บุญผ่อง สิริเวชชะพันธ์ วีรบุรุษสงครามมหาเอเชียบูรพาที่ช่วยชีวิตทหารเชลยศึกฝ่ายสัมพันธมิตร Source: Pathaleeya Kunawanuwat

Lamyai Sirivejjabhandu, a family member of a WWII hero revealed an incredible story of the late Mr.Boonpong Sirivejjabhandu a Thai merchant who saved Australian and Allied POWs lives during the construction of the notorious Thai-Burma railway in Kanchanaburi.



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