Australian soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945.

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image showing Australian soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945.

CButler19 on January 23rd, 2022 at 20:34 UTC »

Australian soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945. These five POWs were held in the Changi POW camp. Over 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Japanese.

The newspaper the soldier is reading is the “Daily Express” from September 5th, 1945. The headline reads “30th Day in Hiroshima: Those Who Escaped Begin To Die, Victims Of – The Atomic Plague”.

Colorized by Christos Kaplanis

Otototototototoi on January 23rd, 2022 at 22:34 UTC »

I am surprised by how relaxed and cheerful their poses are

TheDevilsAdvokaat on January 24th, 2022 at 00:28 UTC »

Growing up in Australia in the 70's and 80's I knew plenty of older men who still hated the Japanese.