| Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28907 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 20.3 x 17 cm (image) |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Cochran, Richard |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
A3, Cell 23, Changi POW camp
Description
Depicts a drawing of A3 cell 23, Changi POW camp. Cpl Richard John Cochran, NX57309, 2/12th Field Coy, Royal Australian Engineers, 27th Brigade-8th Division, was a POW in Malaya during the Second World War. The artist's sketches are from factual scenes; the areas sketched; Selarang, Roberts Hospital Barracks, Havelock Road, Native Malayan people and village scenes and Thai-Burma Railway. All sketches are of areas where on 'working parties' rough notes and sketches were made for later use.