The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In the foreground is a figure carrying water, and to the left is the Chungkai Theatre made from bamboo and attap (palm leaf). It was built in a natural amphitheatre, with a dug-out orchestra pit, and was able to seat 2,000 people on the ground. The River Kwai was to the rear of the theatre. This drawing was dated by the artist a long time after its production, and the 1943 date given is too early, as the Chungkai Theatre did not open until February 1944. There is another building depicted in the background of this piece, set amongst trees and a hilly landscape, and there are several figures in the middle ground.
This drawing depicts the Chungkai Theatre building and the surrounding trees. The artist has notated the drawing to mark: Havelock Road, Tamarkan, and Chungkai Theatre (bamboo & attap). This drawing w
The operating theatre at Chungkai prisoner of war camp hospital during the building of the Burma-Thailand Railway. Jack Chalker was serving in the Royal Artillery when he was captured at the fall of
Two doctors, with two assistants, operating in the hospital theatre at Chungkai. The theatre was a small area of about twelve square feet within a bamboo and attap hut lined with old green mosquito ne
Kanchanaburi, Thailand. c. September 1945. The theatre stage built by prisoners of war (POWs) at Kanchanaburi. Built of timber, bamboo and attap palm leaves, it was used for POW entertainment, subject
Depicts a POW at Chungkai (Kao Poon) in Thailand, a large hospital camp for sick or dying POWs. In this case it is evident that the gastrointestinal system is affected as the patient exhibits a disten
Living quarters of the 2nd Mergui Prisoner of War Camp, one of the best prisoner of war camp in the Far East. The construction is of wood pole frames, with bamboo matting coverings and an attap (palm