SINGAPORE. 1945-10-10. PRISONERS OF WAR WHO HAD WORKED ON THE BURMA THAILAND RAILWAY ON THE FIRST ...

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Accession Number P01538.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SINGAPORE. 1945-10-10. PRISONERS OF WAR WHO HAD WORKED ON THE BURMA THAILAND RAILWAY ON THE FIRST LEG OF THEIR JOURNEY HOME. THEY ARE PICTURED WITH NO. 36 SQUADRON RAAF CREW OUTSIDE THE DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD EVACUATED THEM FROM BANGKOK TO SINGAPORE. (PHOTOGRAPHER AUDREY JAMES, RED CROSS SOCIETY; DONOR T. MORRIS)