| Accession Number | P04017.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Japan: Shikoku |
| Date made | c July 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs), Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaska, Japan. Identified ...
Description
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs), Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaska, Japan. Identified from left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) Harlan T Johnson, United States Navy, USS Yorktown; Lt H D Beudeukew, Royal Dutch Navy (RDN); 461 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Robert Hampton Thompson, RAAF; unidentified; and 609 Flt Lt Paul Maxwell George Metzler, RAAF. Most of the men in the camp were Allied officers captured in the early battles of 1942. The camp was a 'show camp' used by the Japanese for propaganda purposes, but after 1942 conditions worsened. Flt Lts Thompson and Metzler were both captured by the Japanese in New Guinea.