The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
This work depicts three emaciated, naked prisoners of war working on the Burma-Thailand railway. The men are shown carrying a large, heavy log across a timber bridge platform over the river. The Burma-Thailand railway was constructed by the Japanese using prisoner of war (POW) labour over the period September 1942 to October 1943.
This work also forms part of a triptych titled 'A triptych of suffering' together with the works 'Defeat, Singapore' (ART22927) and 'On the Thailand Railway, 2' (ART22931)
Infantryman, his gun emptied of ammunition, looks over his shoulder at a burning building in the background - the Fall of Singapore, February 1942. The surrender of Singapore was one of the largest a
A group of three emaciated naked prisoners are shown walking away from the river whilst working on the Burma Thailand Railway. Trestles and support bridgeworks are visible in the background. The Burma
A group of three emaciated naked prisoners are shown walking away from the river whilst working on the Burma Thailand Railway. Trestles and support bridgeworks are visible in the background. The Burma
Infantryman, his gun emptied of ammunition, looks over his shoulder at a burning building in the background - the Fall of Singapore, February 1942. The surrender of Singapore was one of the largest a
Reconstruction of scene of prisoners building part of the Burma-Thailand railway. A guard stands watching some prisoners at work. Griffin originally volunteered to go to the railway, thinking conditio
Figure studies of recently returned men from the Burma-Thailand railway, with emaciated limbs and bodies, showing their physical condition. Griffin documents the tropical skin diseases that ravaged ma
Sketch for Australian Prisoners of War on the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Sketch for Australian Prisoners of War on the Thailand-Burma Railway.