117939 Accession Number: 117939

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Phetburi (Petchaburi), Thailand. 23 September 1945. 8th Division ex-prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese give eyes right to Major C. E. Green, Commanding Officer, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion during a march past at the Phetburi POW camp. Major Green had been the Commanding Officer of Green Battalion part of Brigadier A. L. Varley's A Force in Burma 1942-44.

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Accession Number
117939
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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