Accession Number | F07389 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 5 min 24 sec |
Object type | To be confirmed |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
Maker |
Nicholson, George Harvey |
Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
Date made | 28 October 1945 |
Access | Open |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Japanese prisoner of war camp Morotai
Description
Amongst the three hundred thirty five Japanese prisoners held at Morotai are about one hundred who are listed as war criminals. These men are put to heavy work and treated differently from the remainder of the prisoners. Scenes show war criminals engaged in normal heavy labour under the supervision of the Indian troops who had previously been held captive by the Japanese. Other prisoners working in the vegetable gardens and prisoners being interrogated by Army Intelligence Officers. Japanese ABE, head of Japanese Secret Service in the Halmaheras, being questioned by VX19876 Major Wyvern Maxwell Phillips.
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Video of Japanese prisoner of war camp Morotai (video)