Red Lead's extraordinary story, of courage, loyalty and love amidst battle, imprisonment and death, is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Roland Perry. From Java to Changi and then on the Thai-Burma Railway, Red Lead was to act as a companion, mascot and occasional protector for a small group of sailors who made it their mission to keep her alive in some of the most hellish prison camps on earth.

Her name was Red Lead, and she was the ship's cat, beloved by the crew and by the Perth's legendary captain Hector Waller.īut surviving shellfire, torpedoes and the fierce currents of the Sunda Strait was only the beginning of the terrible trials Red Lead and the surviving crew were to face over the next three-and-a-half years. Of the 681 men aboard, 328 survived the sinking and made it to shore-and one cat. Learn more about precise location detection Showing : Public Libraries K-12 Schools Sorry, no libraries found. PRODUCT DETAILS RATINGS & REVIEW SHIPPING AND RETURNS Title: Red Lead Author: Roland Perry Publisher: Allen & Unwin ISBN: 9781760297145 Length: 234.0 millimetre Width: 153.

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Just after midnight on 1 March 1942, Australia's most renowned cruiser, HMAS Perth, was sunk by Japanese naval forces in the Sunda Strait off the coast of Java. Red Lead by Roland Perry is available in these libraries Trading Hours We are instore for click and collect MON - FRI: 9AM - 5. The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway Red Leads extraordinary story, of courage, loyalty and love amidst battle, imprisonment and death, is brought vividly to life by bestselling author Roland Perry.

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