Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. September 1945. The theatre stage built by prisoners of war (POWs) at ...

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Accession Number P00761.032
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made c September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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Description

Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. September 1945. The theatre stage built by prisoners of war (POWs) at Kanchanaburi. Built of timber, bamboo and attap palm leaves, it was used for POW entertainment, subject to the whims and moods of the Japanese camp commander. It included an orchestra pit (a hole dug in the foreground) and curtains made from rice sacks. Kanchanaburi is fifty kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or 364 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat. (Donor A. Mackinnon)