P00761.012 Accession Number: P00761.012

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Burma-Thailand Railway. c. 1943. "Amputation ward" in Bamboo Hut Hospital at a prisoner of war (POW) camp along the Burma-Thailand railway. The POWs have mostly had legs amputated because of uncontrollable tropical ulcers. (Donor A. Mackinnon)

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Accession Number
P00761.012
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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