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Note: Edited by Peter Thomson.
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War
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'On Paths of Ash is an extraordinary Australian World War II story. Robert and Jack Holman were working-class brothers who found themselves in three of the most horrific experiences of the war. They were interned in Changi prisoner-of-war camp, from where they became prison labourers on the infamous Burma Railway. From there they went as slaves to the coalmines of Japan, close enough to Nagasaki to see the mushroom cloud when the atomic bomb was dropped. This is Robert Holman's memoir, telling the story of a sensitive boy who grew up and went to war and lived through some of the most terrible experiences it had to offer.' (Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Murdoch Books , 2009 .
      Extent: [x], 301p.p.
      Description: maps
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references and index.
      • Introduction and epilogue by Peter Thomson
      • Publication date: April 2009.
      ISBN: 9781741962314

Works about this Work

Book Realises Dream of Former Changi POW Emma Spillett , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Kiama Independent , 22 April vol. 146 no. 17 2009; (p. 6)
In Memoriam Paul Ham , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 10-11)

— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape Ernest Brough , 2009 single work autobiography ; On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War Robert Holman , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Missing Years : A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass, 1942-45 Stu Lloyd , 2009 single work biography ; Alan Villiers : Voyager of the Winds Catherine Lance , 2009 single work biography
Off the Shelf : Memoir Thuy On , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 April 2009; (p. 28)

— Review of On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War Robert Holman , 2009 single work autobiography
Off the Shelf : Memoir Thuy On , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 April 2009; (p. 28)

— Review of On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War Robert Holman , 2009 single work autobiography
In Memoriam Paul Ham , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 April 2009; (p. 10-11)

— Review of Dangerous Days : A Digger's Great Escape Ernest Brough , 2009 single work autobiography ; On Paths of Ash : The Extraordinary Story of an Australian Prisoner of War Robert Holman , 2009 single work autobiography ; The Missing Years : A POW's Story from Changi to Hellfire Pass, 1942-45 Stu Lloyd , 2009 single work biography ; Alan Villiers : Voyager of the Winds Catherine Lance , 2009 single work biography
Book Realises Dream of Former Changi POW Emma Spillett , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: Kiama Independent , 22 April vol. 146 no. 17 2009; (p. 6)
Last amended 16 Jun 2009 10:34:43
Subjects:
  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Changi,
    c
    Singapore,
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    Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
  • c
    Japan,
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    East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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