125941 Accession Number: 125941

Description

DARWIN, NT. 1946-02-26. V10474 STAFF SERGEANT W. T. MESLEY, RAE (CENTRE), GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO A JAPANESE PRISONER OF WAR ASSISTING IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOLDING CELLS. PRISONERS OF WAR FOUND GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES WILL BE HOUSED HERE AFTER THEIR TRIALS. VX41104 CAPTAIN W. SMITH, A MEMBER OF THE WAR TRIALS COURT AND OFFICER IN CHARGE OF CONSTRUCTION AND CONTROL OF THE COMPOUND, IS ON THE RIGHT.

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Accession Number

125941

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate

Measurement

Overall: 2 3/8 in x 2 3/16 in
Image: 2 3/16 in x 2 3/16 in

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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