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  1. An incident on the Burma railway

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Reconstruction of a scene witnessed by Colonel Dillon of the British Army, of the bashing of two British and one Australian prisoners of war by Japanese on the Burma-Thailand railway. Griffin original...

    ART26525

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    Brigadier Hubert Lucas

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Brigadier Hubert Francis Lucas, OBE, in charge of Administration Headquarters.

    ART26424

  3. Brigadier K Torrance

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    British Brigadier K S Torrance, OBE, MC, General Staff Command

    ART26426

  4. Colonel Edward Holmes

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Depicts a portrait of British Lieutenant Colonel Edward Barclay Holmes, MC, commander of British and Australian troops, after the departure of General Percival from Changi in August 1942.

    ART26430

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    Garden area inside Changi

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Men working at firewood stacks, making compost and tending gardens within the Changi camp. This works portrays the organised system the prisoners had established for the smooth running of the camp. Th...

    ART25053

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    Lieutenant General Arthur Percival

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, General Officer Commanding of British Commonwealth forces during the Battle of Malaya and Singapore. As commanding officer, Percival signed...

    ART26420

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    Selarang

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Selarang Barracks of the Changi camp compound. The AIF were quartered in this area for majority of their time in captivity. The building in the foreground of this work housed the 8th Division Signals.

    ART26469

  8. Selarang buildings

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Occupied by NCO prisoners-of-war captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. The buildings were previously part of Selarang Barracks occupied by the British troops garrisoning Singapore. The ar...

    ART26473

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    The move to Barrack Square, 2 September 1942

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    Forced movement of Australian and British prisoners with their belongings to Selarang Barracks on 2 September 1942. Over 15,000 prisoners were concentrated in the square by the Japanese General Fukuye...

    ART25084

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    Water cart, Changi

    Art

    Maker: Griffin, Murray

    A British Army truck used as a water cart outside barracks buildings. The engine and tyres had been removed from the truck and it required many prisoners to man-haul the vehicle.

    ART26468