The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
These Australian men smiling and displaying the Australian flag they are so proud of were amongst 231 prisoners of war (POWs) released and brought into Yokohama in the middle of the night. The lateness of the hour did not stop them from demonstrating their joy at release. The flag was made and sown by hand from pieces of coloured parachutes used to drop supplies to them while still in camp. All these men were members of 8th Division. They were captured in Singapore and Malaya three and a half years ago. They had been in Naoetsu prison camp ever since. Back row, left to right: VX25612 Lance Corporal (L Cpl) William George (Bill) Lester, 8 Corps of Signals, of Melbourne, Victoria; NX49544 Private (Pte) Arthur Oswald (Ossie) Hann, 2/20 Battalion, of Lismore, NSW; NX51530 Pte Arthur Walter Charlton, 2/18 Battalion, of Canberra, ACT. Front row: NX10905 Pte John Eric (Jack) Cook, 2/20 Battalion, of Penrith, NSW; NX26674 Sergeant Stanley (Stan) Slater, 2/20 Battalion, of Sydney, NSW; NX57865 Signalman (Sig) Sig John Hamilton Henderson, 8 Division of Signals, of Sydney, NSW; NX56335 Sig Herbert Rae Polkinghorne, 8 Division of Signals, of Sydney, NSW and VX29437 L Cpl Edward William (Ted) McCarthy, 8 Division of Signals, of Cobden, Victoria.
Released prisoners of war (POWs) speak with the first white women they have seen in years. Pictured left to right: Lieutenant A Ziske of Minnesota, USA; NX58351 Signalman William John Jones, 8 Corps o
Men of the 8th Division cluster about the first white women they have seen in three and a half years. Left to right: NX40846 Warrant Officer Jack Kendall (Hack) Finley, 2/18 Battalion, of Mosman, NSW;
Group portrait of liberated prisoners of war from Kawasaki Camp (Kobe) returning home aboard HMS Formidable. Back row, left to right: Barney Kendrigan [[NX44697 Signaller (Sig) Bart Walter Kendrigan]
Yokohama, Japan. 5 September 1945. On the evening of 5 September 1945, 231 prisoners of war (POWs) were brought to Yokohama. They were immediately taken to a delousing station where they were given fo
Yokohama, Japan. 5 September 1945. On the evening of 5 September 1945, 231 prisoners of war (POWs) were brought to Yokohama. They were immediately taken to a delousing station where they were given fo
Released 8th Division prisoners of war (POWs) at Yokohama wharf toasting their freedom with bowls of hot coffee supplied by the Red Cross. Back row: Private (Pte) Alan Victor of Sydney, NSW [probably
