| Accession Number | F02170 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Film |
| Measurement | 6 min |
| Object type | Actuality footage |
| Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra |
| Date made | 15 September 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Pakanbaru POW camp, Sumatra
Description
Pakanbaru POW Camp, Sumatra 15 September 1945. Sign No 1 Allied Hospital. Emaciated men cooking rice. The sick are on stretchers and are carried by lorries to airfield and are loaded aboard ambulance C-47 Dakota aircraft. Identified personnel: Sister Margaret Braid of Perth RAAF Nursing Service No 2 Medical Air Evacuation Transport Unit seen tending to sick and helping to load sick POWs into Douglas C-47 Dakota transport aircraft and taking details of POWs being evacuated..
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