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Title
British Civilian and Military Far East Prisoner of War Memorial
Medium
granite, metal & wood
Accession number
NW1_CRH_S014
Acquisition method
commissioned by Camden New Journal
Work type
War memorial
Custodian
Camden London Borough Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
21st September 2012
Access
at all times
Inscription description
on granite tablet with incised white letters and image of prisoner by Ronald Searle: IN MEMORY OF THE TENS OF THOUSANDS / OF BRITISH CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL / WHO SUFFERED INCARCERATION, MANY DYING, / IN THE FAR EAST DURING THE / SECOND WORLD WAR 1939-45 / INCLUDING THOSE FORCED TO LABOUR / ON THE BURMA RAILWAY. / THEY ASK FOR NOTHING BUT REMEMBRANCE / OF THEIR LIVES AND A PROMISE OF / PEACE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. / IMAGE BY RONALD SEARLE, ARTIST AND PRISONER OF WAR WHO LABOURED ON THE BURMA RAILWAY.