AWM Collection Record: 118879
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ID Number: | 118879 |
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| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Burma-Thailand Railway. c. February 1943. Allied prisoners of war (POWs) engaged in bridge building at Tamarkan, fifty five kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk) and five kilometres south of Kanchanaburi (Kanburi). The scaffolding, made from bamboo, is at the site of the eleven span steel bridge which was completed in April 1943. It, together with a wooden bridge approximately 100 kilometres downstream, spanned the Mae Klong river (renamed Kwai Yai river in 1960). | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Bridge construction; Prisoners of war | ||
| Related unit: | Burma Thailand Railway | ||
| Related place: | Burma Thailand Railway | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:50:32 GMT
