The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Japanese rail diesel train, cars and trucks used by the War Graves Commission survey party in their search along the Burma-Thailand railway, for the location of prisoner of war (POW) cemeteries and grave sites. The six cylinder air cooled diesel truck was one of a number used by the Japanese during the construction of the Burma-Thailand railway. These trucks could quickly be converted to run on either rail or road, a major asset during the construction period 1942-1943. (Donor A. MacKinnon)
Burma-Thailand Railway. September 1945. Japanese rail cars used by the War Graves Commission survey party. This group's task was to locate prisoner of war (POW) cemeteries and grave sites along the Bu
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945. Ex-prisoner of war (POW) members of the War Graves Commission survey party. This group's task was to locate POW cemeteries and grave sites along the Burma-Th
Burma-Thailand Railway. 1945. Graves of Japanese who died during the construction of the railway. (Donor A. Mackinnon)
Burma. September 1945. Members of the War Graves Commission survey party examining a cholera cemetery at the Tanbaya fifty kilometre hospital camp site. Allied prisoners of war (POWs) who died of chol
Burma-Thailand Railway. c. September 1945-1946. Warrant Officer Class 2 L. Cody, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion and Sergeant J. H. Sherman (Schurman), 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, ex-prisoner of war (POW
Burma. c. October 1945. Informal group portrait in front of a motorised rail car used for transporting the War Graves Commission survey party on daily sorties from their base. Sergeant Lloyd Rankin (W
