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Accession Number | 120332 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Burke, Frank Albert Charles |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-14. KUCHING FORCE. LINTANG PRISONER OF WAR BARRACKS. A JAPANESE ...
Description
KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-14. KUCHING FORCE. LINTANG PRISONER OF WAR BARRACKS. A JAPANESE COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT ON THE MAIN CAMP ROAD. THE INSCRIPTION TRANSLATES AS "BE FAITHFUL" AND IS SIGNED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL YAMAWAKI, FORMER COMMANDER OF JAPANESE FORCES IN BORNEO. AN INSCRIPTION ON THE REVERSE READS: "MEMORIAL OF OPENING CAMP 1942-08-15. BORNEO PRISONER OF WAR CAMP COMMANDER SUGA TATSUIJI"