出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/08 17:21 UTC 版)
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.