ELIZABETH
Patrick’s wife, who crosses India to find him

EVELYN
Australian nurse who refuses to let Patrick slip away

MUTHUSAMY  
Kaliamma’s husband, taken to the Burma Railway

RAJAN
Kaliamma’s son, a candidate for the military college

BENG CHOON and POH NEO  
Grace’s brother and mother

CALVERT-HURST
Patrick’s friend and fellow officer

SANGKU
Aboi’s father and guide to the forest

DAISY
Patrick’s daughter