Don Tweedie Fighting Bandsman's Last Stand -Terry Tweedie Biography Book
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Don Tweedie Fighting Bandsman's Last Stand
Author: Terry TweediePublisher: Xlibris AuCategory: Biography: General, Encyclopaedias & Reference Works, Military HistoryBook Format: PaperbackDon Tweedie, Fighting Bandsman's Last Stand is a story of courage, determination, heroism, faith, love, and mateship throughout World War II. Don Tweedie's last stand against the Japanese was in 1942 at Holland Hill, Singapore where he was severely wounded. Most stories that have been written have been more of a historical sense, whereas this is a more personal story. This book is written in three parts, and outlines his childhood/teenage years and leads into World War II, and then how he dealt with the images of war when he returned home in 1945. Part 2 is written from the heart, as it was told to his son about his war experience. Don Tweedie grew up throughout the Depression years, leading into WWII. He worked in a clothing warehouse in Sydney, and always wanted to play in a brass band. He joined the militia in 1937, and then enlisted in the infantry in 1940 to fight for his country. Don Tweedie was posted with the 2/20th Battalion in the Australian 8th Division to Malaya. It was while he was in the infantry that he became a bass drummer for the 2/20th Battalion band. However, he was severely wounded and captured in the fall of Singapore and was placed in captivity in Changi, Burma Railway, Saigon, Singapore, and Japan for the rest of the war. Don Tweedie was a quiet honest and respectful person. He was a very proud man who loved the fact that he fought for his country. More importantly, he was not going to give in to his captors. He had a strong bond between himself and those POWs who suffered or died and witnessed all those atrocities with him. While the physical problems were an issue, it was the emotional and psychological scars that a lot of these men suffered that would haunt them for a lifetime. However, life goes on, and Don Tweedie fulfilled his dreams to own his own cattle studs and play in a brass band. He played in the Forbes Town band for forty-six years right up until he passed away. This book is to pay tribute to Don Tweedie and all his fellow POWs, and also the families and friends of those POWs including the mothers, wives, and girlfriends who suffered along with their husbands, sons, uncles, brothers, grandfathers, or friends.About Terry Tweedie
Terry Tweedie was born in Grafton, New South Wales, in Australia. He lived in Orchard Hills near Penrith, in the Western Sydney area, before moving to Forbes in the Central West, New South Wales. He was married in 1976 to Heather Read, and then they moved to Coffs Harbour. Terry initially became a research officer with the Forestry Commission of New South Wales. Later, he was an ecologist for many years with the Forestry Commission. Eventually, later in life, he decided to study further and became a forester. He graduated in three different courses, associate diploma in land management, diploma in forestry, and bachelor of applied science in natural resource management. After graduating, he was transferred to Batemans Bay as a planning forester and later to Tumbarumba as an operations forester. Terry has written or coauthored five scientific papers about the flora and fauna of the North Coast, New South Wales. Terry and Heather have a family of three children and eight grandchildren. They have now retired to Coffs Harbour. Terry Tweedie comes from a long line of journalists in his family. His great-grandfather established the Bombala Times, and his grandfather had the Delegate Argus and Hornsby Star Newspapers in the 1800s and early 1900s. This is the first book he has written, and it is about his father's life story but, more importantly, about when his father went off to war in 1941 to Malaya and was captured and served as a prisoner of war on the Burma/Siam Railway. In addition, he is currently writing up the Tweedie family history and will be publishing this in the near future.(BK-9781524518479)
| SKU | BK-9781524518479 |
| Barcode # | 9781524518479 |
| Brand | Xlibris Au |
| Artist / Author | Terry Tweedie |
| Shipping Weight | 0.3800kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.150m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.230m |
| Assembled Length | 22.860m |
| Assembled Height | 1.930m |
| Assembled Width | 15.240m |
| Type | Paperback |
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