Nakom Paton, Thailand. 21 September 1945. Aerial photograph of Nakom Paton prisoner of war (POW) ...

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Accession Number 118959
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Nakom Paton, Thailand. 21 September 1945. Aerial photograph of Nakom Paton prisoner of war (POW) hospital camp. In January 1944, using POW and native labour, the Japanese began the construction of this major POW hospital for the chronically ill and amputees at Nakom Paton, on the main Singapore-Thailand railway, fifty six kilometres west of Bangkok. Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Coates, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) was appointed as Chief Medical Officer. At its peak the camp contained 7,353 POWs.