Kanchanaburi, WWII Death Railway Cemetery Individual grave to special forces officer Captain
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. Individual grave from a special forces op on 16 Dec 19421 when all men were killed
Size: 5500px × 3661px
Location: Thailand, Kanchanaburi
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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