The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Brencassi (Brankassi), Thailand. c. September 1945. Servicemen enjoying the swimming hole at Brencassi. They are possibly members of the War Graves Commission survey party or the Military History Section Field Team. These groups were involved in searching for cemeteries and recovering records from individual graves. These records had been placed there, unbeknown to the Japanese, by senior prisoner of war (POW) officers for post-war recovery. Brencassi is 208 kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or 206 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat. (Donor A. Mackinnon)
Rinteng, Thailand. c. October 1945. Ex-prisoners of war (POWs) members of a War Graves Commission survey party at Rinteng (Rin Tin) rail siding on the Burma-Thailand railway. From left to right: Leadi
Tamarkan, Thailand. c. September 1945. A corner of the prisoner of war (POW) cemetery. Tamarkan is fifty five kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk) and five kilometres north of Ka
Wampo (Wang Po), Thailand. October 1945. Sergeant T. Lee, 8th Division Provost Company, an ex-prisoner of war (POW) member of the War Graves Commission survey party, pictured next to a sign erected fo
Kendau, Burma. c. October 1945. The first prisoner of war (POW) camp on the Burma-Thailand railway, occupied by Green Battalion, "A" Force, October 1942. "A" Force, Burma, calculated distances (in kil
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Warrant Officer Class 2 L. Cody, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, an ex-prisoner of war (POW) member of the War Graves Commission survey party. Their task was to
Brencassi (Brankossi), Thailand. c. October 1945. Informal group portrait of Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Simpson, LAC R. McGregor and a Japanese train crew after a succesful fishing trip using Japanese