AWM Collection Record: 118961
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ID Number: | 118961 |
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| Maker: | Stuckey, Norman Bradford | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Nakom Paton, Thailand. 21 September 1945. Aerial photograph of Nakom Paton prisoner of war (POW) hospital camp. In January 1944, using POW and native labour, the Japanese began the construction of this major POW hospital for the chronically ill and amputees at Nakom Paton, on the main Singapore-Thailand railway, fifty six kilometres west of Bangkok. Lieutenant Colonel A. E. Coates, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) was appointed as Chief Medical Officer. At its peak the camp contained 7,353 POWs. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Aerial photographs; Prisoners of war | ||
| Related unit: | Burma Thailand Railway | ||
| Related place: | Nakom Paton; Thailand | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:53:18 GMT
