This image was taken secretly by George Aspinall in 1943 at the Shimo Sonkurai camp. The image depicts of three malnutrition Australians at the camp during the world near the Burmese border. George Aspinall transferred to the Shimo Sonkurai camp from Changi, he covertly took photographs of his experience and which he saw as a memory. This photograph was also taken to show what the Prisoner of War was like. The harsh living environment can be seen through the three individuals presented within this image. Their uncleaned clothing and thin skeleton structure implies that they suffer from malnutrition and live in an unhygienic area. Hence, this image demonstrates the harsh conditions the individuals suffered in the Prisoners of War.
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The Japanese had used Australian prisoners as and Asian labourers to build the railway road whilst they lived in camps day to day. From the background of the photograph you can see one of the handmade shelter using wood and straws of trees. This demonstrates what the living conditions were like in different types of weather without being fully sheltered and in warm clothing. Therefore, this photograph demonstrate the filthy and cold lives Australians had lived through during World War Two in Thailand and Burma.
This photograph helps people understand what Australians experienced during World War Two through the image colour, people and background presented. The contrast between black and white of the image creates a feel of a dull and impoverished life. The three men’s facial expression within the image are showing a feel of pain and depression. In the background, it is evident that they had stayed in camps that were filthy and small huts that were old and dying. Hence, the colour and the men within this photograph has supported the understanding of what Australians had experienced during World War
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The Japanese had used Australian prisoners as and Asian labourers to build the railway road whilst they lived in camps day to day. From the background of the photograph you can see one of the handmade shelter using wood and straws of trees. This demonstrates what the living conditions were like in different types of weather without being fully sheltered and in warm clothing. Therefore, this photograph demonstrate the filthy and cold lives Australians had lived through during World War Two in Thailand and Burma.
This photograph helps people understand what Australians experienced during World War Two through the image colour, people and background presented. The contrast between black and white of the image creates a feel of a dull and impoverished life. The three men’s facial expression within the image are showing a feel of pain and depression. In the background, it is evident that they had stayed in camps that were filthy and small huts that were old and dying. Hence, the colour and the men within this photograph has supported the understanding of what Australians had experienced during World War