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Accession Number | 133909 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Horner, Arthur Wakefield |
Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
LABUAN, BORNEO. 1946-01. IN THE CUSTODY OF A MILITARY POLICEMAN, CAPTAIN SUSIMI HOSHIJIMA, ...
Description
LABUAN, BORNEO. 1946-01. IN THE CUSTODY OF A MILITARY POLICEMAN, CAPTAIN SUSIMI HOSHIJIMA, JAPANESE COMMANDANT OF THE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP AT SANDAKAN, BORNEO, ABOUT TO ENTER THE WAR ROOM AT HEADQUARTERS 9TH DIVISION, DURING HIS TRIAL AS A WAR CRIMINAL. THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM ARISE OUT OF HIS CONDUCT OF THE POW CAMP, AND HIS CULPABILITY IN THE INFAMOUS RANAU "DEATH MARCHES".