COWRA, NSW. 1944-08. BLANKETS THROWN OVER THE BARBED WIRE IN B CAMP, (THE JAPANESE SECTION)
Aftermath of mass Japanese POW breakout at Cowra - blankets over barbed wire
Source
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C20196
Description
COWRA, NSW. 1944-08. BLANKETS THROWN OVER THE BARBED WIRE IN B CAMP, (THE JAPANESE SECTION), AT NO. 12 PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND, BY ESCAPING PRISONERS IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE 1944-08-05. INCLUDING SUICIDES THE JAPANESE DEATH ROLL NUMBERED 234 WITH 108 WOUNDED. THE 22ND GARRISON BATTALION, WHO PROVIDED THE SECURITY GUARD, SUFFERED 4 KILLED AND 3 WOUNDED.