The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British North Borneo. 25 June 1945. Two Javanese, brought to Borneo by the Japanese more than a year ago to be used for coolie labour, becoming too weak to work were taken out into the jungle to fend for themselves. They were captured by members of the 9th Division AIF and questioned by them.
British North Borneo. 25 June 1945. Private Stan Hamilton of Kalgoorlie, WA, with an emaciated Javanese who was brought to Borneo to provide coolie labour. When he became too weak to work owing to lac
British North Borneo. 25 June 1945. Two emaciated Javanese who were brought to Borneo to provide coolie labour for the Japanese were captured by members of the 9th Division AIF in a semi-starved condi
A couple of Bedouins as ancient 'as the hills' captured on the desert by the Austrlaina Light Horse. They were too weak to walk and brought their few possessions, goat and dog with them.
New Guinea. 5 June 1944. Two US soldiers assist emaciated Javanese prisoner of war (POW) who has a cigarette in his mouth towards shelter and food. His thin legs could not support his frail and naked
Dutch New Guinea. Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese as labourers building roads at Biak Island hold out their hands for food. Eventually they were too weak from starva
Dutch New Guinea. Two former Javanese prisoners of war (POWs) who were employed by the Japanese as labourers building roads at Biak Island are assisted to walk by a US soldier. Some were too weak from
