| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 120455 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | Black & white, Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
Burke, Frank Albert Charles |
| Place made | Borneo: North Borneo, Sandakan |
| Date made | 24 October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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'Join up photographs [panorama] of POW camp area, Sandakan, showing No.s 1 and 2 Compounds from ...
Description
'Join up photographs [panorama] of POW camp area, Sandakan, showing No.s 1 and 2 Compounds from Japanese guard tower.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp after the two death marches to Ranau. All the graves contained a number of bodies, in some cases as many as eight or ten, and it is thought that these mass burials indicate that personnel were murdered and buried here.' (Original official Military History Section captions, October 1945) This photograph joins photographs 120454 and 120456.