Japanese POW Camp Batu Lintang/Kuching

Camp Batu Lintang (March 1941 - September 1945) was used to hold Allied prisoners of war and Dutch civilians. Batu Lintang university was built on the former camp ground. There are some remains to be seen at the site: the "Punjabi Barracks" building, the flagpole, an ammunition bunker and two memorials.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Matthew A. Lockhart (1, 2), Australian War Memorial, via Wikimedia Commons (3)