Nakom Paton, Thailand. 18 September 1945. Allied ex-prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese who ...

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Accession Number 118853
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

Nakom Paton, Thailand. 18 September 1945. Allied ex-prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese who were patients in ward 18 of the Nakom Paton POW Hospital Camp. These men were working on the Japanese defence positions at Nieke near the Burma-Thailand border when the enemy surrendered and were treated for recurrent malaria.