The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kure, Japan. 1946. Passengers ride on the outside of a crowded tram. All forms of transport had suffered severe damage during the allied bombing raids and the surviving vehicles were often very crowded. The war- induced disregard for danger was still very apparent in 1946 with people regularly riding on the outside of trams and trains.
Yokohama, Japan. 1945. The Japanese have become used to the queue habit. They line up in orderly fashion outside shops for their provisions and at tram stops. Trams and trains are still running but ot
Yokohama, Japan. 1945. The Japanese have become used to the queue habit. They line up in orderly fashion outside shops for their provisions and at tram stops. Trams and trains are still running but ot
Yokohama, Japan. c. 1945. A badly battered electric tram in Yokohama. This was one of many cars made unserviceable by Allied air raids. Although trains and trams were running when the Allied troops en
Yokohama, Japan. c. 1945. A badly battered electric tram in Yokohama. This was one of many cars made unserviceable by Allied air raids. Although trains and trams were running when the Allied troops en
Memoir relating to the Second World War experience of Hugh King Ashby, Straits Settlement Volunteer Force. In his memoir, titled “Notes by Hugh Ashby on his experiences as a POW, 1942-1945”, Ashby t
Memoir notes relating to the Second World War experience of Hugh King Ashby, Straits Settlement Volunteer Force. In his notes, Ashby tells the story of how he became a prisoner of war of the Japanese
