| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 118962 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Stuckey, Norman Bradford |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Thailand. 21 September 1945. Aerial view of Phetburi prisoner of war (POW) camp, where 816 ...
Description
Thailand. 21 September 1945. Aerial view of Phetburi prisoner of war (POW) camp, where 816 Australian ex-POWs were awaiting evacuation. The camp was built by Australian POWs commencing 6 February 1945. At one period 2,500 mixed POWs were quartered in the camp whilst building two airstrips. Phetburi (Petchaburi) lies approximately 160 kilometres south of Bangkok on the Singapore-Thailand railway. Following completion of the Burma-Thailand railway in 1943, the surviving POWs were concentrated in the Kanchanaburi area. From there, numerous working parties were dispatched in 1944-45 to various locations in Burma, Thailand and Indo China. Phetburi was one of these locations.