| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01910.004 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
War Graves Commission Survey Party, 1945 |
| Date made | c October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Nieke, Burma. c. October 1945. Group portrait of Japanese war crimes suspects, formerly guards at ...
Description
Nieke, Burma. c. October 1945. Group portrait of Japanese war crimes suspects, formerly guards at prisoner of war (POW) camps, interrogated by the War Graves Commission survey party. The main Nieke station was approximataely 133 kilometres south of Thanbyuzayat or 282 kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk). Photographed by the War Graves Commission survey party whose task was to locate POW cemeteries and grave sites along the Burma-Thailand railway. They also took the opportunity to recover equipment and documents which had been secretly buried, under instructions from senior POW officers in the graves of deceased POWs.