| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Java, Batavia |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 124356 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. AN AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONER OF WAR READING A BOOK AS HE RESTS ON HIS BED ...
Description
BATAVIA, JAVA 1945-09-24. AN AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONER OF WAR READING A BOOK AS HE RESTS ON HIS BED AT "BICYCLE CAMP", SO NAMED BECAUSE OF THE LARGE NUMBER OF BICYCLES FOUND THERE WHEN FIRST OCCUPIED BY THE PRISONERS. LIKE MOST OF HIS FELLOW PRISONERS AFTER THE JAPANESE SURRENDER HE HAD MOVED HIS BED OUTSIDE WHERE CONDITIONS WHERE MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. (PHOTOGRAPHER LIEUTENANT R. J. BUCHANAN, 10TH MILITARY HISTORY FIELD TEAM)