| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 120448 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Burke, Frank Albert Charles |
| Place made | Borneo: North Borneo, Sandakan |
| Date made | 24 October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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'At scene of mass burials of POWs, Japanese troops are opening graves'. 'One area in No. 1 ...
Description
'At scene of mass burials of POWs, Japanese troops are opening graves'. 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp after the two death marches to Ranau. All the graves contained a number of bodies, in some cases as many as eight or ten, and it is thought that these mass burials indicate that personnel were murdered and buried here.' (Original official Military History Section captions, October 1945)