| Accession Number | P04641.079 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Bushby, Donald Douglas George |
| Place made | Korea |
| Date made | 1953 |
| Conflict |
Korea, 1950-1953 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Some of the last North Korean or Chinese prisoners of war (POWs) to disembark from Landing Ship ...
Description
Some of the last North Korean or Chinese prisoners of war (POWs) to disembark from Landing Ship Tank (LST) 1096 struggle up the ramp on crutches at Inchon, South Korea. They, and thousands of their kind, were soon to be transported by US army buses for the journey to Punmanjom, the agreed location for POW exchange as part of Operation Little Switch or Operation Big Switch. This photograph is one of a series taken by Australian Mr Douglas (Doug) Bushby in his capacity as a UN accredited War Correspondent. Mr Bushby devoted much of his time to missionary work amongst Korean refugees, orphans and North Korean and Chinese prisoners of war.