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Tamarkan
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Tamarkan was a Japanese prisoner of war work camp during World War II. The camp was initially used for the construction of the bridge over the Khwae Yai or Mae Klong River and not the River Kwai. The
Theatre hut at Tamarkan (1942 or 43)
Theatre hut at Tamarkan (1942 or 43)
Sketch of the construction of the stone bridge (1943)
Sketch of the construction of the stone bridge (1943)
Operating theatre at Tamarkan (1943)
Operating theatre at Tamarkan (1943)
Philip Toosey
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Brigadier Sir Philip John Denton Toosey, was, as a lieutenant colonel, the senior Allied officer in the Japanese prisoner-of-war camp at Tha Maa Kham in Thailand during World War II. The men at this c
Tamarkan
…river, construction was not in the jungle, but near a city, two bridges had been built, which were destroyed at the end of World War II, and commander Philip Toosey did not collaborate with the Japanese. In 1939, plans had been developed by the Empire of Japan to construct a rail road connecting Thailand with Burma…
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey c. 1942
Lieutenant Colonel Philip Toosey c. 1942
The bridge over the Kwai River in June 2004. The round truss spans are the originals; the angular replacements were supplied by the Japanese as war re
The bridge over the Kwai River in June 2004. The round truss spans are the originals; the angular replacements were supplied by the Japanese as war reparations.