The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Australian soldiers stand in front of a tent with surrendered Japanese soldiers in the background facing the camera. 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.
Three Allied soldiers facing the camera in a kitchen, most likely located in or nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the War Crimes Trials. The camp was originally used by Japanese force
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
Two Allied soldiers facing the camera in a kitchen, most likely located in or nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the War Crimes Trials. A shirtless man stands outside the kitchen to th
An informal outdoor group portrait of Australian soldiers stationed at the Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the War Crimes Trials. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the war as a PO
A house in or nearby the Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp, possibly used by Australian soldiers involved in conducting the War Crimes Trials. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the war as
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