Kanchanaburi, WWII Death Railway Cemetery Collective grave of three unknown airmen but probably USAF

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The image was taken at the WWII cemetery in Kanchanaburi that contains the remain or ashes of 7000 allied soldiers from Britain, Australia and the Netherlands that died whilst building the infamous Death Railway from Burma to Siam whilst in the captivity of the Japanese who quite literally worked the men to death along with 100,000 local people. Communal grave to three airmen, probably USAF flying out of Coxes Bazaar

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Size: 5500px × 3661px
Location: Thailand, Kanchanaburi
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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