The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. Two smiling Australian soldiers watch as a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) walks through the main entrance of the 1st Australian Compound for the Japanese POWs at Morotai. An Australian soldier (right) appears to be on sentry duty. Note the notice in Japanese at right.
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. An Australian soldier reads the notice outside the main entrance to the 1st Australian Compound for the Japanese prisoners of war (POWs) at Morotai. Part of it reads:
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. A Japanese prisoner of war (POW), under Australian guards, carry out work outside the 1st Australian Compound for Japanese POWs at Morotai. POWs built the compound un
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. Japanese prisoner of war (POW) cooks make national dishes for their fellow POWs in the 1st Australian Compound at Morotai.
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. At the 1st Australian prisoner of war (POW) Compound, Japanese POWs regularly have physical culture. Judo (a form of Jui-Jitsu) is permitted for their mutual benefit.
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. At the 1st Australian prisoner of war (POW) Compound, Japanese POWs regularly have physical culture. Judo (a form of Jui-Jitsu) is permitted for their mutual benefit.
Morotai, Halmahera Islands. 1945. Corporal Komoto, educated at Tokyo University, a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) at 1st Australian Compound, Morotai, produces the Compound's paper. His main news sour
