P04017.059 Accession Number: P04017.059

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
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
c July 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H McCallum
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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