The Boy From Bowen Diary Of A Sandakan POW

Biography & Memoir History

The Boy From Bowen Diary Of A Sandakan POW by Leslie Bunn Glover is a rare, signed Australian memoir that traces one soldier’s captivity under the Japanese and survival on the infamous Borneo death march. Written in a direct, youthful voice, this nonfiction narrative blends biography with military history, making it compelling for adults and young adults curious about Australia’s wartime experience.

This particular paperback carries the author’s own signature on the title page, a bonus for collectors of ANZAC and Pacific theatre accounts. While the book shows gentle use—slightly curled corners, light edge marks and some thumbing on the rear pages—it remains perfectly readable and emotionally powerful.

Glover’s diary adds a deeply personal thread to Sandakan POW literature, complementing broader histories with everyday details of mateship, hardship and endurance. Readers seeking true Australian military stories or researching Books about Sandakan will find firsthand insight here.

A modest copy on the outside, yet inside it holds an unforgettable piece of Australian history, ready for the next keeper.