| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway, Chungkai |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART90839 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: sheet: 24.6 x 37.6cm; paper: 33 x 40.8cm; paper: 33.8 x 42cm; card: 34.2 x 44.4cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour heightened with white with pen, brush and ink, mounted on two sheets of paper on card |
| Maker |
Chalker, Jack |
| Place made | Thailand |
| Date made | 1943-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
New arrivals: dressing ulcers, Chungkai
Description
Soldiers dressing ulcers in the prisoner of war camp, Chungkai, Burma-Thailand Railway. Even small cuts and scratches could turn into gaping and stinking tropical ulcers, caused by bacteria in the soil. Operating confronted doctors with a terrible choice, a bad ulcer could kill a man, but operating on weak men with inadequate or inappropriate drugs resulted in an appalling high death rate.