| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway, Kanchanaburi |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01859.009 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Scriven, C |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1973. A plaque on a memorial erected in 1944 by the Japanese Army to ...
Description
Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1973. A plaque on a memorial erected in 1944 by the Japanese Army to commemorate the thousands of allied prisoners-of-war (POWs) who died while working on the Thailand-Burma Railway. The inscription on the plaque reads: "In memory of deceased prisoners of war. 1944." (Original print housed in P run in AWM Archive Store) (Donor C. Scriven)