Description
Wampo (Wang Po), Thailand. c. October 1945. Street scene with Lieutenant (Lt) J. Leemon and Lt J. Eldridge. Wampo is approximately 114 kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or 300 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat. Photographed by the War Graves Commission survey party whose task was to locate POW cemeteries and grave sites along the Burma-Thailand railway. They also took the opportunity to recover equipment and documents which had been secretly buried, under instructions from senior POW officers, in the graves of deceased POWs.
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Accession Number
P01910.017
Photographer
War Graves Commission Survey Party, 1945
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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