The Story of Billy Young: A Teenager in Changi, Sandakan and Outram Road

Author: Anthony Hill
Publisher: Viking, Camberwell, Victoria
Year: 2012
Format: Softcover
Pages: xv, 415 pages, plus 16 pages of plates, with illustrations, some colour, maps and portraits
ISBN: 9780670076178
Type of Book: Australian biography, World War II history, prisoner of war memoir

Description
The Story of Billy Young by Anthony Hill tells the powerful true story of Bill Young, one of Australia’s youngest prisoners of war. At just fifteen, Billy joined the AIF in 1941, seeking food, shelter and a wage during hard times. Sent to Malaya, he became a prisoner of war after the fall of Singapore and endured some of the most brutal Japanese prison camps of the Second World War.

From Changi to Sandakan, and later Outram Road prison, Billy’s teenage years were shaped by hardship, survival and extraordinary resilience. Anthony Hill brings together military history, biography and personal testimony to tell the story of a young Australian soldier who survived through luck, humour, courage and determination.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Condition
Softcover. Used, Very Good condition.

Why You’ll Love It
A moving and important Australian wartime biography, ideal for readers interested in World War II, POW history, Changi, Sandakan and stories of remarkable survival.