Samurais and circumcisions
By: by Leslie Poidevin.
Publisher: L. Poidevin
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Adelaide, South Australia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Poidevin, Leslie.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese; World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian
Description: Account of a young doctor's experience as a prisoner of the Japanese in Timor and Java.

During their training in the Northern Territory, the members of the 2/12th provided medical support for the 23rd Brigade, participated in the construction of five small medical hospitals, and assisted sappers and pioneer assault units, earning the unit the nickname "2/12th Pioneers".