Let Hpaw

Let Hpaw
ရက်ဖော
Village
Let Hpaw is located in Myanmar
Let Hpaw
Let Hpaw
Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 15°46′N 97°54′E / 15.767°N 97.900°E / 15.767; 97.900
CountryMyanmar
StateKayin State
DistrictKawkareik District
TownshipKyain Seikgyi Township
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)
Area code58

Let Hpaw or Retpu (Burmese: ရက်ဖော) is a village, village tract of Hlut Shan (Lutshan) in Kyain Seikgyi Township, Kawkareik District, Kayin State, Myanmar (Burma). It lies on the alongside of Thailand–Burma Railway.

Camp Rephaw

Camp Rephaw (also 30 Kilo) was a prisoner of war camp on the Burma Railway during World War II. It started as a large work camp. The first prisoners arrived on 26 December 1942, and were tasked to lay 15 kilometres of railway to Anakwin. During the monsoon season, there was a shortage of food. On 1 July, a hospital camp was established at Rephaw, and subject to strafing attacks by the allied airforces.

References

  1. ↑ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  2. ↑ "Township Map of Kyainseikgyi" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). 3 May 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Retpu". Japanse Krijgsgevangenkampen (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Rephaw (30 Kilo)". Far East POW Family. Retrieved 4 February 2022.