Studio portrait of Herman Van Gelder . He and his family were interned in camps in the ...

Accession Number P04882.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Place made Indonesia
Date made c1940
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Studio portrait of Herman Van Gelder . He and his family were interned in camps in the Netherlands East Indies. The family was interned firstly by the Japanese at a military prisoner of war camp in Burma and later by the Indonesians. The rest of the family were separated from their father who was sent to a men's camp. The family was able to reunite with the help of the Red Cross.

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