
Neighbours share VJ Day memories on 80th anniversary
Tommy Doherty, 98, served in the RAF in Singapore while neighbour Brian Buick's uncle died in a prisoner of war camp in Borneo in..
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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda Islands, located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. The island is crossed by the equator, which divides it roughly in half. In Indonesia, the island is also known as Kalimantan, as well as the Indonesian region located on the island.
Tommy Doherty, 98, served in the RAF in Singapore while neighbour Brian Buick's uncle died in a prisoner of war camp in Borneo in..