A few weeks ago, I republished Singapore to Freedom, Oswald Wellington Gilmour's account of his escape from Singapore in 1942 during WWII. In 1950, he wrote a sequel to that book, With Freedom to Singapore, which outlines his return ... [Read more]
South-East Asia
Singapore to Freedom—the story of a WWII escape—republished after 70 years
In February 1942, Japanese forces invaded the then-British Colony of Singapore. My grandfather, Oswald W. Gilmour was there at the time, working as Deputy Municipal Engineer. As little military support was forthcoming from the British forces, Oswald ... [Read more]