Rephaw

Let Hpaw

Let Hpaw

Village in Kayin State, Myanmar

Let Hpaw or Retpu (Burmese: ရက်ဖော) is a village, village tract of Hlut Shan (Lutshan) in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma).[2] It lies on the alongside of Thailand–Burma Railway.

Quick Facts ရက်ဖော, Country ...

Camp Rephaw

Camp Rephaw (also 30 Kilo[3]) was a prisoner of war camp on the Burma Railway during World War II. It started as a large work camp. The first prisoners arrived on 26 December 1942, and were tasked to lay 15 kilometres of railway to Anakwin.[3] During the monsoon season, there was a shortage of food.[4] On 1 July, a hospital camp was established at Rephaw,[3] and subject to strafing attacks by the allied airforces.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Township Map of Kyainseikgyi" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Retpu". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Rephaw (30 Kilo)". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


Stub icon 1 Stub icon 2

This Kayin State location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Rephaw, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.