The first prisoners of war , 3,000 Australians , to go to Burma left Changi prison at Singapore on 14 May 1942 .
The first prisoners of war , 3,000 Australians , to go to Burma journeyed by sea to near Thanbyuzayat , the northern terminus of the railway .
The first prisoners of war , 3,000 Australians , to go to Burma left Changi prison at Singapore on 14 May 1942 and journeyed by sea to near Thanbyuzayat , the northern terminus of the railway .