MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-12-18. BEHIND BARBED WIRE IN THEIR ...

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Accession Number OG3693
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-12-18. BEHIND BARBED WIRE IN THEIR SPECIAL ENCLOSURE, SERGEANT UCHINO AND PRIVATE TANAKA SPEND PART OF CHRISTMAS DAY WASHING OUT THEIR CLOTHES. THESE TWO JAPANESE HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY AT WAR CRIMINAL TRIALS OF BAYONETTING RAAF AIRMEN AT BEO IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS AND HAVE APPEALED AGAINST THEIR SENTENCE OF TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT.