| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00142.003 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NAOETSU, NIIGATA PREFECTURE HONSHU, JAPAN. AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN CAMP NO. 4B ENJOYING A ...
Description
NAOETSU, NIIGATA PREFECTURE HONSHU, JAPAN. AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN CAMP NO. 4B ENJOYING A SHORT BREAK FROM THE HARSH CONDITIONS THEY ENDURED WHICH CLAIMED THE LIVES OF 60 OF THE 300 AUSTRALIANS AT THE CAMP. SEVERAL GUARDS AND THE CAMP COMMANDANT WERE FOUND GUILTY OF CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR DEATHS BY THE WAR CRIMES COMMISSION IN YOKAHAMA IN 1946 AND SENTENCED TO PRISON TERMS. TWO GUARDS WERE HANGED.