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WW2 Blinded & disabled - Bill Griffiths FEPOW

William ‘Bill’ Griffiths, a long-distance lorry driver from Blackburn, Lancashire, joined the RAF in 1940 as a transport driver. He was posted overseas, arriving on 5th August 1941 at Kalang in Singapore. When the Japanese invaded, his unit was shipped to Java but soon found themselves prisoners of war. Bill was one of a group of men selected by the Japanese to move an ammunition dump in Java, and it was during this task that he was blown up. At just 21 years old, he lost his eyes and hands. His other injuries included a leg was broken at the tibia and femur, and he was covered from head to toe in shrapnel wounds. Bill was interviewed for the Archive in 2003. He describes the effect his disabilities had on him and the coping strategies he used, and of how he overcame adversity to build a successful life helping other disabled veterans. Bill's full-length interview is available from our Audio Archive (ref Griffiths, W. 01495) www.war-expereince.org #history #military #ww2 #veteran #war #army #japanese #prisoner #pow #fareast #fepow #blind #amputee #limbs #disabled #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilitysupport #survival #strength #strengthwithin #innerstrength #positivity #extremesurvival #againsttheodds #interview #archive