KUCHING, SARAWAK, BORNEO 1945-09-14. KUCHING FORCE. LINTANG PRISONER OF WAR BARRACKS. A JAPANESE ...

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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
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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"