AWM Collection Record: 157874
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ID Number: | 157874 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Burma Thailand Railway: Nakom Paton | ||
| Date made: | c. 1944 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | A surgical operation in progress in the operating theatre at the prisoner of war (POW) hospital camp. Of the 896 operations which were performed here there was a mortality rate of 18. 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 Albert 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: | Burma Thailand Railway; Civilians; Prisoners of war | ||
| Related unit: | Hospitals; Labour units | ||
| Related place: | Burma Thailand Railway: Nakom Paton; Thailand; Thailand: Bangkok | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:34:55 GMT
