The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Ex-prisoner of war (POW) members of the War Graves Commission survey party displaying the camera, film and documents recovered on 27 September 1945 at the 105 kilometre camp, from the grave of WX10366 Private N. W. Fraser, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion to whom the camera and film belonged. The negatives covered the period from Changi (February 1942) to 105 kilometres (May 1943), including shots on the Toyohashi Maru, Victoria Point, Tavoy, Thanbyuzayat and intervening camps up to Private Fraser's place of death. Known as Ankanan (Anganan) (Aungganuang) it was 105 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat, or 310 kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk). From left to right: Leading Aircraftman E. S. Wheeler, RAAF; Sergeant T. Lee, 8th Division Provost Corps; Warrant Officer Class 2 L. Cody, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion. (Donor A. Mackinnon)
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
Anakan (Anganan) (Aungganuang), Burma. c. September 1945. Lieutenant J. Eldridge, a British member of the War Graves Commission survey party, and two Japanese officers. They are searching this overgro
Anakan (Anganan) (Aungganuang), Burma. c. September 1945. Members of the War Graves Commission survey party whose task was to locate prisoner of war (POW) cemeteries and grave sites along the Burma-Th
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
Bangkok, Thailand. c. 1945. Ex-prisoner of war (POW) members of the Australian War Graves Commission survey party at Nakom Pathon waiting to board their train for the search for POW cemeteries and gra
Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. 1945. The old Portuguese wall, part of the old walled city. Kanchanaburi is fifty kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk), or 364 kilometres south of Than
