The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Bangkok, Thailand. c. October 1945. Portrait of Lieutenant Bill Kerr, Australian Contact and Inquiry Unit, who was attached to the War Graves Commission survey party. Kerr and other members of the survey party travelled the length of the Burma-Thailand railway in late 1945 identifying the graves and recovering the bodies of Allied prisoners of war (POW) who died during its construction. As his unit name suggests Kerr's duty was to approach local Thais and Burmese for information and assistance. (Donor: B. Leemon)
Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. 25 December 1945. Formal portrait of four Australian and British members of the War Graves Commission survey party. Left to right: Captain Fontes (British Army ?), Intellige
Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. 25 December 1945. Formal group portrait of Australian and British members of the War Graves Commission survey party outside an attap hut on Christmas Day. The survey party t
Bangkok, Thailand. c. September 1945. Members of the 26th Australian Graves Registration Unit (26 AGRU) standing beside their jeep (No. 164056) and trailer. The unit was attached to the War Graves Com
Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. December 1945. Group portrait of Australian members of the War Graves Commission survey party outside some attap huts. Most of these men belonged to the 26th Australian Grav
Bangkok, Thailand. c. September 1945. An Australian Army jeep (No. 164056) used by the 26th Australian Graves Registration Unit (26 AGRU). The unit was attached to the War Graves Commission survey par
Prachuap Kiri Khan, Thailand. c. October 1945. Left right: Lieutenant Jack H. Leemon (bare-chested), 26th Australian Graves Registration Unit (26 AGRU); Lieutenant Eldridge, British War Graves; and Ma
