Running time
1 min 1 sec
Date made
Place made
Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Copyright
Australian War Memorial
An identification parade of alleged war criminals at the Indian POW camp near Rabaul on 15 November 1945. Charges ranged from murder, cannibalism and rape to general ill treatment. Former POWs walked up and down the ranks of Japanese prisoners identifying the man connected with their particular case. Here Japanese POW Colonel Takaya is being photographed.