073485 Accession Number: 073485

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COWRA, NSW. 1944-08. BLANKETS THROWN OVER THE BARBED WIRE IN B CAMP, (THE JAPANESE SECTION), AT NO. 12 PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND, BY ESCAPING PRISONERS IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE 1944-08-05. INCLUDING SUICIDES THE JAPANESE DEATH ROLL NUMBERED 234 WITH 108 WOUNDED. THE 22ND GARRISON BATTALION, WHO PROVIDED THE SECURITY GUARD, SUFFERED 3 KILLED AND 3 WOUNDED.

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Accession Number
073485
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
Image: 2 15/16 in x 4 1/8 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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