The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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. Apparently these buildings were frequently used by the Japanese as staging camps because one hut had a sign on it which read;- "Hollandia for 95", meaning that 95 Dutchmen had been accommodated in that building.
The rear verandah of one of the dirty, dilapidated huts which was used as a staging camp for Australian and Allied prisoners of war during their shift from Tavoy up country to work on a Japanese railw
This work depicts an interior view of a hut used for accommodation of Allied prisoners. In 1944 all the POWs, some 10,000 men, held at Selarang Barracks and surrounds had to move to Changi goal proper
In the background of this work are the Changi gaol buildings and in the foreground are the attap huts that housed POW officers, including Murray Griffin. Initially the AIF prisoners were housed at Sel
Living accommodation in Changi gaol. In the middle of 1944 all the POWs, some 10,000 men, held at Selarang Barracks and surrounds had to move to Changi goal proper, which was designed to accommodate 6
Interior of Changi gaol. In 1944 all the POWs, some 10,000 men, held at Selarang Barracks and surrounds had to move to Changi goal proper, which was designed to accommodate 600 men. 5,000 men were eve
A scene of the Changi camp with kitchens built from scrap materials, huts built of split bamboo and attap roofs, and an improvised trailer for moving goods around camp. In 1944 all the POWs, some 10,0
