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Sandakan Death Marches
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The Sandakan Death Marches were a series of forced marches in Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau which resulted in the deaths of 2,434 Allied prisoners of war held captive by the Empire of Japan during the
Sandakan POW camp on 24 October 1945, a few months after the camp was destroyed by the retreating Japanese troops. In No. 1 compound (pictured), graves containing the bodies of 300 Australian and British prisoners were later discovered. It is believed they were the men left at the camp after the second series of marches. Each grave contained several bodies, in some cases as many as 10.
Sandakan POW camp on 24 October 1945, a few months after the camp was destroyed by the retreating Japanese troops. In No. 1 compound (pictured), grave
Sergeant Hosotani Naoji (left, seated) of the Kenpeitai (Japanese military police) at Sandakan is interrogated by Squadron Leader F. G. Birchall (seco
Sergeant Hosotani Naoji (left, seated) of the Kenpeitai (Japanese military police) at Sandakan is interrogated by Squadron Leader F. G. Birchall (second right) of the Missing Servicemen Section and Sergeant Mamo (right) of the Allied Translator and Interpreter Section on 26 October 1945. Naoji confessed to shooting two Australian POWs and five Chinese civilians. (Photographer: Frank Burke.)
Nelson Short, William H. Sticpewich and Keith Botterill; three of the six Australians believed to be the sole remaining survivors of 2,700 POW of the
Nelson Short, William H. Sticpewich and Keith Botterill; three of the six Australians believed to be the sole remaining survivors of 2,700 POW of the death marches.
The memorial park in Sandakan stands today on the former site of the POW Camp.
The memorial park in Sandakan stands today on the former site of the POW Camp.
Borneo
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Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2, and population of 23,053,723. Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda
Sandakan Death Marches
…The Sandakan Death Marches were a series of forced marches in Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau which resulted in the deaths of 2,434 Allied prisoners of war held captive by the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign…
Marine life off the coast of Borneo, in the Sulu Sea
Marine life off the coast of Borneo, in the Sulu Sea
Lake Sentarum, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan
Lake Sentarum, Kapuas Hulu Regency, West Kalimantan
The critically endangered Bornean orangutan, a great ape endemic to Borneo
The critically endangered Bornean orangutan, a great ape endemic to Borneo
Logging near Crocker Range National Park. Borneo has lost more than half of its rainforests in the past half century.
Logging near Crocker Range National Park. Borneo has lost more than half of its rainforests in the past half century.