David Arkush - Prisoner of war returns home to England

David Arkush was practising as a dentist in 1939, when the Second World War broke out. He was soon called up to be an Army Dentist, and was posted to Singapore.

When Singapore fell, David was taken prisoner by the Japanese, and confined to the notorious Changi Prison Camp, where he practiced dentistry to his fellow prisoners under terrible conditions.

In this clip, David talks about his emotional return home in 1945, some three and a half years later and weighing just six stones (84 lbs).

He was 94 years old when interviewed here in 2007.

Contact Word of Mouth Films for more of David's interview.
http://www.wordofmouthfilms.co.uk

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[Cokkahorrapigdog]

My Granpa was is Changi , i salute you Sir

[vivaloriflamme]

I'm glad he made it home and went on to a long life.

[kingbleah]

my dad could have been on the same plane and boat as this man,and even at the same camp!.

he was at the fall of singapore,then walked to changi prison,and then to the camps to build the railway.

where every sleeper counted as a dead servicemen making it!.

[MOSESCAT69]

Brave man, thank you for posting his experiences, makes me feel humbled x x