Stoker Cecil Stokes of HMAS PERTH, dies from Malaria on the Thai Burma Railway. He was the first PERTH survivor to succumb to disease and ill treatment during the construction of the infamous Burma railway.
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Stoker Cecil Stokes of HMAS PERTH, dies from Malaria on the Thai Burma Railway. He was the first PERTH survivor to succumb to disease and ill treatment during the construction of the infamous Burma railway.