A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by the opponent during or immediately after an armed conflict. There were a total of 22,000 Australians that became prisoners of war of the Japanese in south-east Asia, only a total of 14.000 had survived.
Captured prisoners of war were treated poorly by captors, but the treatment improved as the years passed, though it never met Geneva Convention standards. Camps were rife with diseases caused by malnutrition, mosquitoes, poor sanitation and forced to overwork. Many solders arrived at the camp suffering combat injuries. Those POWs with medical training cared for the sick and injured as best as they could, there were few medical supplies. POWs …show more content…
Of the 22,376 Australian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, some 8,031 died, this was one out of three and some died while in captivity. After the end of the war, War Crimes Trials were held to investigate reports of atrocities, massacres and other causes of death. By September 1945, Australian prisoners of war were scattered widely across south-east Asia . The living conditions played a huge factor of the high deaths. Camps were rife with diseases caused by malnutrition, mosquitoes, poor sanitation and forced to overwork. Many solders arrived at the camp suffering combat injuries. Those POWs with medical training cared for the sick and injured as best as they could, there were few medical supplies. They were given very limited food, they received a half cup of boiled rice and a cup of water everyday for 3 and a half years, this would cause starvation. Diseases played a large factor of deaths for POWs. Dysentery and diarrhea caused more than a third of prisoner-of-war deaths. Most prisoners experienced one or both of these illnesses at some time. Their continuous passing of stools caused dehydration and drained them of vitamins essential to their …show more content…
Captured prisoners of war were treated poorly by captors, but the treatment improved as the years passed, though it never met Geneva Convention standards. Over 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Japanese in south-east Asia. Of the 22,376 Australian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, some 8,031 died, this was one out of three and some died while in captivity. Most Australian POWs were held in camps in South- East Asia, Korea and Japan. The Japanese military had little respect for the rights of prisoners. This resulted a total 8,031 to
Captured prisoners of war were treated poorly by captors, but the treatment improved as the years passed, though it never met Geneva Convention standards. Camps were rife with diseases caused by malnutrition, mosquitoes, poor sanitation and forced to overwork. Many solders arrived at the camp suffering combat injuries. Those POWs with medical training cared for the sick and injured as best as they could, there were few medical supplies. POWs …show more content…
Of the 22,376 Australian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, some 8,031 died, this was one out of three and some died while in captivity. After the end of the war, War Crimes Trials were held to investigate reports of atrocities, massacres and other causes of death. By September 1945, Australian prisoners of war were scattered widely across south-east Asia . The living conditions played a huge factor of the high deaths. Camps were rife with diseases caused by malnutrition, mosquitoes, poor sanitation and forced to overwork. Many solders arrived at the camp suffering combat injuries. Those POWs with medical training cared for the sick and injured as best as they could, there were few medical supplies. They were given very limited food, they received a half cup of boiled rice and a cup of water everyday for 3 and a half years, this would cause starvation. Diseases played a large factor of deaths for POWs. Dysentery and diarrhea caused more than a third of prisoner-of-war deaths. Most prisoners experienced one or both of these illnesses at some time. Their continuous passing of stools caused dehydration and drained them of vitamins essential to their …show more content…
Captured prisoners of war were treated poorly by captors, but the treatment improved as the years passed, though it never met Geneva Convention standards. Over 22,000 Australians became prisoners of war of the Japanese in south-east Asia. Of the 22,376 Australian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese, some 8,031 died, this was one out of three and some died while in captivity. Most Australian POWs were held in camps in South- East Asia, Korea and Japan. The Japanese military had little respect for the rights of prisoners. This resulted a total 8,031 to