The tale of an Australian soldier who has to bury dead Japanese soldiers - a very distasteful duty but one which years later paid him back in positive ways he could not have imagined at the time.

More great unpublished history!

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Link to Anzac Day parade led by Les Cook https://youtu.be/c4sGEiex73I

Research links www.ww2talk.com https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/p/research/

Pwll Du Bay in Wales. Where U-Boats sneaked up! https://www.enjoygower.com/pwll-du-bay

Rob Edmunds historical writer https://twitter.com/RobEdmunds11

Goliath mini tank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath_tracked_mine?wprov=sfti1

Island Destiny, stories from a German medic on Guernsey https://guernseypress.com/news/2008/05/20/love-across-war-lines/ Island Destiny: A True Story of Love and War in the Channel Island of Sark https://www.amazon.com/dp/1903341361/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_YQC974WAG5S89E17478Y

Full show notes, photos and transcript at:

https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/83-corporal-leslie-cook-and-the-japanese-doll-ww2

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