Greetings, I am Ronald Francis Shaw, a former Royal Air Force corporal who faced captivity at the hands of the Japanese during World War II. Born on November 28, 1920, in Edmonton, London, I served as an engine fitter in the Royal Air Force, stationed initially in Egypt before being transferred to the challenging Far East. My journey during the war was filled with trials and tribulations, including surviving a plane crash in Java and enduring the hardships of being a prisoner of war in Japan.