The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Surrendered Japanese troops standing in formation, against a barbed wire fence in Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Tents are visible behind the barbed wire fence to the rear of the Japanese formation. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the war as a POW compound for captured Allied prisoners, the camp was requisitioned by American and Australian troops and used as a surrender camp for Japanese forces. It was the location of the Labuan War Crimes trial which ran from November 1945 to April 1951. This image forms part of a collection of original negatives relating to the December 1945 War Crimes Trials held at Labuan.
Surrendered Japanese troops standing in formation, facing the camera, against a barbed wire fence in Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Tents are visible behind the barbed wire fence to the rear of th
Surrendered Japanese troops standing in formation in Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Clothes hung on the barbed wire fence rungs near the troops are visible. Originally used by Japanese forces thro
A view of Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp showing the tents used by Japanese troops during the December 1945 War Crimes Trials. Japanese soldiers are shown standing in formation and clothes have bee
A view of Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp showing the tents used by Japanese troops during the December 1945 War Crimes Trials. Australian soldiers are shown standing near the perimeter of the camp
A house where Australian Officers resided during the 1945 Labuan War Crimes Trials, most likely nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Motor vehicles are visible, parked in the front yard of th
A watch tower over looking the Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the War Crimes Trial. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the war as a POW compound for captured Allied prisoners, the