| Place | Asia: Japan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 019370 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Osaka, Japan. 1945. These Australian prisoners-of-war (POWs) were released on Kyusai, Southern ...
Description
Osaka, Japan. 1945. These Australian prisoners-of-war (POWs) were released on Kyusai, Southern Japan and hitchhiked 200 miles to reach Allied occupation troops. They lived off the land and by asking for food from Japanese civilians. They encountered a little resentment but no outright aggression. Left to right: Back row: Private (Pte) Stan Rixon of Prahran, Melbourne; Pte Robert Loew of Annandale, Sydney. Front row: Pte Amos Skinner of Camden, NSW; Pte Allan Scott of Blacktown, NSW and Pte Walter Wright of Paddington, NSW.