Description
Clothes and blankets, used as protection against the barbed wire, hanging over the perimeter fencing around B Compound of the Cowra Prisoner of War (POW) Camp immediately after the escape attempt by 1100 POWs in the early hours of the morning on 5 August 1944. 231 Japanese POWs and four Australian soldiers were killed during the escape. (Donor Defence Public Relations)
Details
Accession Number
P02818.008
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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