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- Ringer_Edwards abstract "Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913 – June 2000), was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers on the Burma Railway. Edwards was the basis for the character of "Joe Harman" in the 1950 Nevil Shute novel A Town Like Alice (also known as The Legacy). The book was the basis for a 1956 film (also known as The Rape of Malaya) and a 1981 television miniseries.Edwards was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. He spent much of his adult life working on stations (ranches) in outback Australia. The nickname "Ringer", is a term describing stockmen who work on cattle stations. The term is derived from the fact that stockmen would ring mobs of cattle at night, keeping them in a tight mob, which could be easily controlled. In the morning, as the cattle were moved off, a ring of cattle manure remained. The term is shortened from "shit ringer". A gun shearer (the shearer who shears the most in a particular woolshed during an annual shearing) is also referred to as a ringer; however, there is no evidence to suggest Ringer Edwards was ever a shearer.Ringer Edwards enlisted at Cairns, Queensland on 21 January 1941 and was posted to the 2/26th Infantry Battalion. The battalion became part of the 27th Brigade, which was assigned to the 8th Division. As the possibility of war with the Empire of Japan increased, the main body of the division was sent to garrison the British colony of Singapore, later in 1941. The 2/26th fought the Japanese in the Malayan campaign and the Battle of Singapore. Edwards, along with the rest of the 8th Division, became a POW when the Allied forces at Singapore surrendered on 15 February 1942.".
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- Ringer_Edwards militaryUnit 26th_Australian_Infantry_Battalion.
- Ringer_Edwards serviceEndYear "1945".
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- Ringer_Edwards allegiance Australia.
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- Ringer_Edwards birthDate "1913-07-26".
- Ringer_Edwards birthPlace "Fremantle, Western Australia".
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- Ringer_Edwards caption "Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards, Photographed in civilian clothes during training with the Australian Army, in 1941.".
- Ringer_Edwards dateOfBirth "1913-07-26".
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- Ringer_Edwards deathDate "June 2000".
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- Ringer_Edwards comment "Herbert James "Ringer" Edwards (26 July 1913 – June 2000), was an Australian soldier during World War II. As a prisoner of war (POW), he survived being crucified for 63 hours by Japanese soldiers on the Burma Railway. Edwards was the basis for the character of "Joe Harman" in the 1950 Nevil Shute novel A Town Like Alice (also known as The Legacy).".
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