Scott Jones
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Uncle Walter Bock did three years in Changi.
Singapore?
Yeah, fucking Singaporean dogs.
Timestamp that.
So, yeah, he got captured, which obviously I never would.
I never did.
But, you know, maybe should have done selection.
Um, a bit more resilient, but yeah, he got, he got done in and he did three years in Changi.
And I remember growing up, like he survived.
So you can come home obviously.
And, um, at family gatherings, like when I was younger, like they're, they're like, he's a hero.
He's a fucking family treasure.
And they're like, this dude was in prison for three years getting tortured.
And you see those old videos of like how skinny they were and whatnot.
And I'll be honest, like, there was a bit of hatred towards the Japanese in my family, eh?
Like, there was, you know.
Yeah, absolutely fair.
Absolutely, like, real.
Like, you know, I'd be like, oh, mum, what's this sushi?
That looks all right.