Description
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Oliver L Gordon, Royal Navy (RN), HMS Exeter, who was captured the Java Sea. Capt Gordon was a prisoner of war (POW) in Zentsuji Camp, Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Most of the men in the camp were Allied officers captured in the early battles of 1942. The camp was a 'show camp' used by the Japanese for propaganda purposes, but after 1942 conditions worsened.
Details
Accession Number
P04017.059
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Credit Line
Donor H McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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