| Accession Number | P09211.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Straits Times |
| Place made | Singapore |
| Date made | October 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
The trial of Japanese war criminals Lieutenant General Ishida, Colonel (Col) Nakamura, Col Ishii ...
Description
The trial of Japanese war criminals Lieutenant General Ishida, Colonel (Col) Nakamura, Col Ishii (or Iichi), Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Yanagita and Major Chida for crimes committed against prisoners of war (POWs) during the construction of the Burma Thailand Railway. The court members seated at the left are, probably left to right, Major (Maj) J C McGrath, Royal Artillery; Maj A A Dumont, Ayreshire Yeomany (solicitor); Lt Col P A Forsythe (President), Kings Royal Rifle Corps; Lt Col C Monod de Froideville, Royal Netherlands East Indies Army; Maj N F Quinton, Australian Provost Corps (probably VX3630 Maj Norman Frederick Quinton).