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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia > Records

Diorama - Worls War 2, Burma-Thai Railroad, 1943

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Overview

1:1 scale diorama showing operating theatre in POW camp on Burma Thai Railway together with reproductions of prothesis and improvised equipment. All items presented within the diorama are based on POW recorded drawings and diaries of experiences in the Thai Burma Railway POW camps.

Historical information

This diorama is the focal point the Prisoner of War Gallery. It was originally designed and installed by a collaborative group of artists and craftsmen, all themselves former Prisoners of War in 1995. Bamboo for the display and replica prosthetics was sourced from Thailand. The mannequins are artistic interpretations of identified POW surgical staff and doctors. The original display was moved and reassembled during the Gallery redevelopment process in 2015.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-2015.007

Item type

Uniforms

Material

Photographic Media

Last modified

Wednesday, 3 June, 2026

Completeness

83

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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Improvised operating theatre and equipment

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Original fabrication of mannequins and consruction of POW Gallery dioramas - Operating Theatre

POW Construct

Original presentation of Cookhouse and Cholera Tent before 2014 reconstruction.

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