Ashley George Old
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Ashley George Old was an artist best known for documenting the lives of prisoners of war forced to construct the Thailand-Burma Railway.
Major Arthur Moon Collection Exhibition Catalogue Cover
Portrait of POW "Dusty" Rhodes. A three-minute sketch by Old painted in Thailand in 1944
A dark view of the woods at Cupid's Green
The woods at Cupid's Green transformed into a jungle
Far East prisoners of war
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Far East prisoners of war is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe former British and Commonwealth prisoners of war held in the Far East during the Second World War. The term is also used as t
Ashley George Old
…example of the 1000 or so portraits Old is reported to have painted, although only 18 are known to have survived. Old was a contemporary of fellow FEPOW artists Jack Bridger Chalker, Philip Meninsky and Ronald Searle, all of whom risked their lives on a daily basis to make these historic records. Old…
The Far East Prisoners of War Memorial Building, National Memorial Arboretum
Bridge over the River Kwai by Leo Rawlings; four prisoners-of-war carry a large log across the River Kwai, waist deep in water
Wymondham Catholic Church and FEPOW memorial