The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
'Japanese working party at lunch (foreground). The cleared space on hillside is site of mass graves of 300 bodies approximately (middle distnce) and in rear are demolished huts of No. 2 Compound.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp after the two death marches to Ranau. All the graves contained a number of bodies, in some cases as many as eight or ten, and it is thought that these mass burials indicate that personnel were murdered and buried here.' (Original official Military History Section captions, October 1945)
'At scene of mass burials of POWs, Japanese troops are opening graves'. 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left
'Japanese troops digging in graves.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp after the two death mar
'Three Australian officers in ruins of one of the POW huts in No. 2 Compound.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those me
'Two Japanese troops filling in a grave after examination.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp
'Two Japanese troops filling in a grave after examination.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men left in the camp
'Views of burned out POW camp sites huts, etc in the POW camp at Sandakan.' 'One area in No. 1 Compound of Sandakan POW camp was found to contain approximately 300 bodies believed to be of those men l
