The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Outer perimeter fencing and guard towers of Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. 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.
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
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 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
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 capt
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
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