| Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART24471 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 43.2 x 53.2 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on cardboard |
| Maker |
Griffin, Murray |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1942-1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Grass extract shed, Changi camp
Description
Showing two Australian POW men in Changi prison crushing and soaking grass for beri beri preventitive. The prisoners received few medicines from the Japanese and had to experiment with their own mixtures.