Composite artwork made from four Second World War records: two colour maps of Southeast Asia and two sepia-toned historic photographs. One map shows Japanese-controlled territory in Malaya, while the other shows military operations across Southeast Asia. One photograph shows two men training with a machine gun in Australia; the other shows four men posing together in a jungle at an unknown location.

The Untold Stories of Force 136
_{From Canada to Borneo, India, and Malaysia}

Chinese Canadian Military Museum 2026

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If you think you know the stories of the Chinese Canadians who fought a secret war in Southeast Asia, think again. New research drawing on thousands of military records held at The National Archives in London reveals what happened behind the secrecy. Follow four men through their recruitment, training and service with Britain’s Special Operations Executive.