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1945 Evacuation of Prisoners of War from Hainan Island
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1:04Now PlayingDate: 11th October 1945
Location: China
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
CHINA: Hainan: Hainan Islands:
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HAINAN ISLAND? (Malay States) P. OXW. camp men, racked with Dysentry lying on beds in hut..Jap Prisoners carry sick men to quay. men boarding landing craft to Hospital ship in the bay.
JAPAN MILITARY Jap prisoners carrying British ex-P.O.W.s. on stretcher to quay,on HAINAN Island,to be shipped home.
PRISONERS OF WAR. P.O.W. camp at Hainan island, Men racked with dysentry lying on beds in hut..Jap prisoners carry sick men to quay..men boarding landing craft to hospital ship in bay.
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WWII, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, War, Allied, Allies, British military, soldiers, dysentery, People's Republic of China, liberation, medical ward, Japanese military
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