| Accession Number | 030263/03 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Wright, H R |
| Place made | Malaysia: Labuan |
| Date made | September 16 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Labuan, Borneo. 16 September 1945. Front view of the body of Japanese Lieutenant Colonel Suga, ...
Description
Labuan, Borneo. 16 September 1945. Front view of the body of Japanese Lieutenant Colonel Suga, formerly Commandant of Prisoner of War Compounds at Kuching and Sandakan. He was apprehended as a war criminal and taken to a surrender camp at Labuan Island where he committed suicide early in the morning of 16 September. He committed suicide by stabbing his throat with a table knife and bled to death. The water bottle near his head was half filled with sand and, according to the story of his batman, Kwanaka Yoshiro, who assisted his master, Suga struck himself on the head with it several times. A hand indicates the wound to the throat.
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