WO 235/981: Judge Advocate General's Office: War Crimes Case Files, Second World War: 1940 - 1967
20/12/1946 - 04/05/1947
This file contains the trial proceedings of 9 Japanese officers charged with committing a war crime in Burma and Siam. They were accused of ill-treating Allied POWs employed on the construction of the Mergui-Prachuab Kherikhan Road, resulting in death and injury to many POWs. Four of the accused were found not guilty while the rest were sentenced to 5 - 10 years' imprisonment.
WO 235/981
NAB 1143
English
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