AWM Collection Record: P04882.001

AWM image P04882.001

ID Number: P04882.001
Place made: Burma
Date made: c 1941
Physical description: Black & white
Summary: Informal portrait of the Van Gelder children before they were interned in a camp in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Left to right, Hans, Carla and Max. The family was interned firstly by the Japanese at a military prisoner of war camp (POW) in Burma and later by the Indonesians. They were separated from their father, Herman, who was sent to a men's camp. The family were later reunited through the Red Cross.
Credit line: Donor M Van Gelder
Copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
Copyright holder: Copyright Expired
Related conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945

Last-Modified: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:14:07 GMT

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