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Australian letters

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

Japanese numbers

Sir I refer to the article No Aussie Knighthood for Winston (31 January). Whilst I agree with the overall gist, the author must be corrected regarding the true size of the Japanese army that invaded Malaya in 1941.

A recently discovered Shinto shrine in the Japanese cemetery in Singapore reveals the true size of General Yamashita’s army.

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