| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00406.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown Japanese photographer |
| Place made | Burma Thailand Railway: Konkoita |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection of 40 images taken by a Japanese surveyor and exchanged in Thailand post war with QX15191 Arthur Francis Seary
Description
The first train (Engine number C5631, on display at Yushukan Museum Tokyo) to pass Konkoita on the newly constructed Burma-Thailand railway, built for the Japanese by prisoner of war (POW) labour. Konkoita is approximately 263 kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or 151 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat. (Donor A. Seary)