| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 118846 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Stuckey, Norman Bradford |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 18 SEPTEMBER 1945. AUSTRALIAN 8TH DIVISION MEN DEMONSTRATE THE "G" STRING ...
Description
BANGKOK, THAILAND. 18 SEPTEMBER 1945. AUSTRALIAN 8TH DIVISION MEN DEMONSTRATE THE "G" STRING ("JAP NAPPIES") WHILE WAITING AT BANGKOK AIRPORT FOR AIR TRANSPORT. THESE WERE PRACTICALLY THE ONLY CLOTHES ISSUED BY THE JAPANESE AND WERE WORN BY THE PRISONERS OF WAR CONSTANTLY WHILE IN WORKING PARTIES, AND BY MANY AT ALL TIMES. THE MEN WORKED USUALLY BAREFOOTED AND WORE HOME MADE HATS MADE FROM RICE BAGS IF THEY LOST THEIR ORIGINAL DIGGER HATS. LEFT TO RIGHT, TX5320 PRIVATE R. F. MILNER OF LAUNCESTON, TAS, 2/40TH BATTALION; QX5645 SERGEANT W. E. WISEMAN OF GOONDIWINDI, QLD, AUSTRALIAN HEADQUARTERS GUARD BATTALION; 407148 WARRANT OFFICER C. FOXWELL OF KENSINGTON GARDENS, SA, RAAF. (PHOTOGRAPHER LIEUTENANT N. B. STUCKEY)