P10386.007 Accession Number: P10386.007

Description

An Allied soldier sits in a watch-tower overlooking the Prisoner of War camp during the December 1945 War Crimes Trial. 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.

Details

Accession Number
P10386.007
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Miller
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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