| Accession Number | 030391/04 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Williams, John Munslow |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Java, Batavia |
| Date made | June 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Captain (Capt) Stewart John Handasyde, 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, ...
Description
Informal portrait of Captain (Capt) Stewart John Handasyde, 2/2nd Australian Pioneer Battalion, in the Officers' Compound, Bicycle Camp. Capt Handasyde had just been returned to the camp from the hands of the Kenpeitai (Japanese Military Police) who had tortured him for 40 days in an endeavour to obtain from him matters of military importance to the Japanese. One of their methods of torture was to place pieces of bamboo between his fingers, drawing them backwards and forwards until the flesh burned to the bone. Despite such brutal treatment the Japanese were not successful in gaining any information.