123050 Accession Number: 123050

Description

Barmera, South Australia. 1943-12-28. Scene at a Japanese internee funeral at Barmera War Cemetery. The deceased, CJ22147 Setsujiro Abe, was from No 14 Camp of the Loveday Internment Camp Group. Each mourner came forward and offered a prayer while the officiating Japanese kept up a constant dirge.

Details

Accession Number

123050

Photographer

Hedley Keith Cullen

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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