| Place | Asia: Japan, Fukuoka |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01662.010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. ALLIED PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) AT FUKUOKA CAMP 17 AT ...
Description
OMUTA, FUKUOKA PREFECTURE, JAPAN, 1945-09. ALLIED PRISONERS-OF-WAR (POWS) AT FUKUOKA CAMP 17 AT OMUTA, LINING UP TO COLLECT THEIR TICKETS HOME, AFTER BEING LIBERATED BY AN AMERICAN RECOVERY TEAM AT THE END OF WORLD WAR 2. THE CHIMNEY IN THE BACKGROUND FORMED PART OF THE CAMP'S COOKHOUSE AND BATH. IN THE REAR AT LEFT ARE THE REMAINS OF CAMP BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN AN AMERICAN BOMBING RAID IN 1945-07. FUKUOKA CAMP 17 HELD AMERICAN, AUSTRALIAN, DUTCH AND BRITISH POWS, MOST OF WHOM HAD BEEN PUT TO WORK IN A NEARBY COAL MINE AND THE REST IN A ZINC FOUNDRY. OMUTA WAS A PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURING TOWN ON THE ISLAND OF KYUSHU.