The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified soldiers seated in a tent, most likely in or nearby to 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.
An informal portrait of Sergeant Wilbur Lewis, seated on a camp bed most likely located in or nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp during the War Crimes Trials. The camp was originally used by
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
Clothes hanging to dry in a field most likely nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the war as a POW compound for captured Allied prisoners, the ca
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 group of Allied soldiers seated at a long table for a meal, located either in or nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp, during the period the War Crimes Trials were held there. Originally used
Informal outdoor portrait possibly of Australian Officer's batmen on the stairs of a house most likely nearby to Labuan Prisoner of War (POW) camp. Originally used by Japanese forces throughout the wa