The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The first sitting of a War Crimes Military Court in Borneo was held at 9th Division Headquarters on 3rd December 1945 and concerned the case of Sergeant Major Tsurguo Sugino of the Borneo Prisoner of War and Internees Guard Unit who was charged with “Having caused to be killed forty six Australian, British and Indian prisoners of war (survivors from Labuan Prisoner of War Camp) at Miri on 10 June 1945”. He is shown sitting between two guards of the Army Provost Corps as he waits his initial appearance before the court.
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. THE FIRST SITTING OF A WAR CRIMES MILITARY COURT IN BORNEO WAS HELD AT 9TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ON 1945-12-03 AND CONCERNED THE CASE OF SERGEANT MAJOR TSU
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. THE FIRST SITTING OF A WAR CRIMES MILITARY COURT IN BORNEO WAS HELD AT 9TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ON 1945-12-03 AND CONCERNED CASE OF SERGEANT MAJOR TSURUO
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. THE FIRST SITTING OF A WAR CRIMES MILITARY COURT IN BORNEO WAS HELD AT 9TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ON 1945-12-03 AND CONCERNED CASE OF SERGEANT MAJOR TSURUO
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. THE FIRST SITTING OF A WAR CRIMES MILITARY COURT IN BORNEO WAS HELD AT 9TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ON 1945-12-03 AND CONCERNED THE CASE OF SERGEANT MAJOR TSU
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. THE FIRST SITTING OF A WAR CRIMES MILITARY COURT IN BORNEO WAS HELD AT 9TH DIVISION HEADQUARTERS ON 1945-12-03 AND CONCERNED THE CASE OF SERGEANT MAJOR TSU
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH WEST BORNEO 1945-12-03. AUSTRALIAN COURT OFFICIALS INCLUDING THE PROSECUTOR NX15837 CAPTAIN R. BRERETON, OF THE 9TH DIVISION LEGAL BRANCH, AND DEFENDING OFFICERS INCLUDING COLONEL
