| Place | Asia: Burma |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART28535.030 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Sheet: 20.1 x 16.4 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Korsch, John Donald |
| Place made | Burma |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
recto: Rear verandah Australia House, Ye; verso: not titled [unfinised sketches]
Description
The rear verandah of one of the dirty, dilapidated huts which was used as a staging camp for Australian and Allied prisoners of war during their shift from Tavoy up country to work on a Japanese railway project. Drawn by Korsch in early December 1942.
'3rd December saw 200 of us leave by truck for Ye arriving in the afternoon to be accomodated in a delapidated building, the flooring of the verandah where I, and others slept, hardly had a full board. It looked as if some timber eating monster had been at work. We were crowded in, having approximately 100 to our hut and the Dutch had 95 crammed into theirs. Three days after our arrival we were joined by another 200.' extract from P.O.W. diary of John D. Korsch