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Flag made by Thai-Burma railway POWs kept by war widow
Prisoners of war made a flag while held on the Thai-Burma railway during World War II.
The flag returned with 60 surviving prisoners, including Jimmy Donaldson.
His wife, Hazel Donaldson, is now 105 and has kept the flag.
The story links the flag to the prisoners’ survival and return from wartime captivity.
The flag is a personal reminder of that history for Hazel and her family.
No further plans for the flag are stated.
Hazel Donaldson, a 105-year-old war widow, has kept an Australian flag made by prisoners of war on the Thai-Burma railway.
The flag came back with 60 surviving prisoners of war.
Donaldson’s husband, Jimmy, was among the survivors.
The story was published on November 10, 2026.
- Who
- Hazel Donaldson, her husband Jimmy and other prisoners of war.
- What
- Donaldson has kept an Australian flag made by prisoners of war on the Thai-Burma railway.
- When
- The article was published on November 10, 2026. When the flag was made or returned is not stated.
- Where
- The flag was made by prisoners of war on the Thai-Burma railway. Where Donaldson kept it is not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Keeper
- Hazel Donaldson, aged 105
- Flag
- Australian flag made by Thai-Burma railway prisoners of war
- Return
- Came back with 60 surviving prisoners of war
- Survivor
- Jimmy, Donaldson’s husband, was among them
- Publication date
- November 10, 2026