Websep 4, 2016 · billy young was a rascal. An orphan who signed up for the army at the age of just 15, only to arrive in singapore, just as the island fortress fell to the japanese forces. Webmay 20, 2022 · billy young, the last surviving pow imprisoned in borneo’s notorious sandakan camp, and at the equally notorious outram road gaol in singapore run by. Surrounded by family in hobart, mr young was crucial in remembering one. Webmay 22, 2022 · kota kinabalu: Billy young (pic), the last surviving prisoner of war (pow) from the infamous sandakan camp, has died from complications caused by. Webbilly is a remarkable account of the life of private billy young, a wold war ii australian soldier who fought in the battle for malaya and singapore, and then became a prisoner. Webbilly survived by a combination of luck, larrikin humour and native cunning, learned as a market boy growing up in sydney during the depression. He has lasted into old age by. Webmay 22, 2022 · kota kinabalu: Billy young (pic), the last surviving prisoner of war (pow) from the infamous sandakan camp, has died from complications caused by. Bill young, who is still alive, enlised in the army in. Weboct 1, 2016 · sydney man billy young spent three years as a prisoner of war under the japanese, and is the only surviving australian soldier who spent time at sandakan.