Ex.1655A-1675A. Treatment of prisoners of war in North Borneo & Ex.1676-1702. Treatment of prisoners of war in the Dutch East Indies
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is part of: International Military Tribunal for the Far East
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creator: Conde, David W.
issued: 2015-03-24
description: Ex.1655A-1675A. Treatment of prisoners of war in North Borneo (21 items) Ex.1676-1702. Treatment of prisoners of war in the Dutch East Indies (26 items)
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note: Lvidontiaiy Document 5004-. Evidence cf GHANDGI KM, taken on 28 September, 194-5) at the Fr is oner-of-"War and Internee Camp, liorotai, before Lir. Justice Mansfield. Sapper Clerk JOGIftDAi SINGH is sworn as Interpreter. My full number, name, rank and unit are 8355 Naik Chandgi Ram, 2/15, funjab Kegiment. I was first captured by the Japanese on 27 December, 194-1, 13 miles from Kuching^ I was first confined in Kuching prison camp, where I remained for two monthsf While I was at Kuching I was put in a cell with 212 other_ Indians. We were In the cell for one month, after which time we were taken out to .work on the air strips and to fill bomb crater§_. For the first month we were prisoners in the cell night and day but for the second month we had to work from daylight to dark and sometimess.t night. We were kept in the cell ovrrnight, The Japanese gold us that we would be given food but for three days we were without food at all. On the first day we were captured the Japanese tied us up. After that we were not tied up but were slapped across the face many times. Some Australian and British prisoners were kept in the adjoining cell end we were beaten for giving , them fco£. I do not know the name of the Japanese responsible but an Australian officer was in the engineering office. The British officers were Lieut. Fallower and Lieut. Kodges. At Kuching we were told that we would be taken to Miri and that after 2 months we were to be taken back to Kuching. However, the Japanese put us on a ship in a cell. The space was adequate for 50 men but 213 of us were confined in this cell. We could not lie down or stand up but had to sit down. We were taken to Kuela B?lat first, where we landed, and then we were taken by truck to Seria, where we remained for one year. The Japanese threw us about 50 pieces of bread in the cell on the ship but many of us went without fcod. We were given water on the ship. We were on the ship for three days. When in Seria I was beaten many times wit…
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