The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A force of 3000 men left Singapore. Some of the Australians and Allied prisoners of war, under the command o NX34999 Colonel G.E. Ramsey, ED., who left Singapore on the 15 May, 1942. This move was decided on by the Japanese Army in order to spread the concentration of prisoners of war over a larger area and to supply land in other parts of the Japanese occupied areas. This shipment of prisoners was sent to Victoria Point, Mergui and Tavoy, all towns on the west coast. This drawings is a view of the landing stage and part of the town as seen from the transport ship as it approached the coast. In the left background can be seen the famous Golden Pagoda of the Buddist Faith.
One of the dirty dilapidated huts as temporary accommodation for Australian and Allied prisoners of war, captured at Singapore, during their move from Tavoy to work in the Japanese railway project. Ap
The building shown is of reinforced concrete construction; a four window room in the building was used to house 100 prisoners of war. This camp was considered one of the worst Japanese POW camps. Alth
One of the well constructed reinforced concrete barrack building of the former Gordon Highlander Barracks, which were built in 1937. This area is now the Changi Prisoner of War Camp and used by the Ja
Prachuap Kiri Khan, Thailand. c. 1945-10. Two members of the War Graves Commission survey party (left) standing under the attap roof of an open sided prisoner of war (POW) hut. Up to ninety Allied POW
Prachuap Kiri Khan, Thailand. c. October 1945. Graves of Allied prisoners of war (POW) at the Kroan Beach cemetery. The cemetery contained the remains of men who died at the nearby Prachuap Kiri Khan
An attap thatched palm hut at the Aerodrome Prisoner of War Camp. The kitchens can be seen on the right detached from the main building. This was one of a number of Japanese prisoner of war camps in t