# Last "Death Railway" Brit Dies

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-death-railway-brit-dies/658781 "2013-05-20T01:52:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-death-railway-brit-dies/658781/1 "2013-05-20T01:52:59Z")

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Story [here](http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/349758/last-death-railway-brit-reg-twigg-dies-but-memoir-reveals-survival-story). Reg Twigg, age 99. Prisoner of the infamous camp of _Bridge over the River Kwai_ fame here in Thailand. He has a book coming out detailing his experiences but died before publication.

RIP, Private Twigg.